Giselle - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Giselle \gi-selle, gis(el)-le\ is pronounced je-ZELL. It is of French and Old German origin, and its meaning is "pledge; hostage". Name of a famous 19th-century ballet whose heroine is a peasant girl. Model Gisele Bundchen.

Giselle has 10 variant forms: Ghisele, Ghisella, Gisela, Giselda, Gisele, Gisella, Giza, Gizela, Gizella and Gizelle.

For more information, see also the related name Jiselle.

Baby names that sound like Giselle are Gazelle, Joselle and Jizelle.

Giselle is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Giselle. Click here to compare Giselle with related baby names.