The story behind Giselle
Borrowed from French Giselle.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Spanish entry
Unadapted borrowing from English Giselle.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ʒɪˈzɛl/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /dʒɪˈzɛl/
- Spanish: /ʝiˈsel/
- Spanish: [ɟ͡ʝiˈsel]
- Spanish: /ʃiˈsel/
- Spanish: [ʃiˈsel]
- Spanish: /ʒiˈsel/
- Spanish: [ʒiˈsel]
Popularity
Giselle ranked #382 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Giselle
Gabrielle
Borrowed from French Gabrielle, feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more). Borrowed from English Gabrielle, from French Gabrielle.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Georgette
From French Georgette. By surface analysis, George + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Georgetta.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Georgine
From French Georgine. By surface analysis, George + -ine. Piecewise doublet of Georgina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ghislaine
Borrowed from French Ghislaine. From Ghislain + -e.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Gizelle
A female given name from French, variant of Giselle.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Guillaume
From French. Doublet of Guillermo, William, and Wilhelm, etc.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Giselle
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adamu
Borrowed from English Adam.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adela
Latinate form of French Adèle, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”). Compare Old English æþele, English athel. Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Giselle
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abigail
From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abigail Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length