Giselle (given name)

Giselle
Pronunciation	Ji-zell
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Old German
Meaning	"Pledge"
Other names
Related names	Gisela, Gisele

Giselle is a female given name of French origin. It is derived from the Germanic word gisil, meaning "hostage" , "mutual obligation" or "pledge", and may have originated as a nickname for a child given as a pledge to a foreign court. Variants of the name include Gisela, Gisele, and Gisèle. The name may refer to:

• Giselle of Bavaria (985–1065), Queen of Hungary
• Giselle Ansley (born 1992), British field hockey player
• Giselle Blondet (born 1964), Puerto Rican actress and television host
• Giselle Bonilla (born 1994), American actress
• Giselle Fernández (born 1961), American journalist
• Giselle Itié (born 1982), Brazilian actress
• Giselle Juárez (born 1991), Argentine field hockey player
• Giselle Kañevsky (born 1985), Argentine field hockey player
• Giselle Khoury (born 1961), Lebanese journalist
• Giselle Laronde (born 1963), Trinidadian model and 1986 Miss World
• Giselle Loren (born 1964), American actress
• Giselle Martin-Kniep (born 1956), American educator
• Giselle Patrón (born 1987), Peruvian model
• Giselle Rosselli (born 1990), Australian musician
• Giselle Salandy (1987–2009), Trinidadian boxer
• Giselle Toengi (born 1978), American actress
• Giselle Zado Wasfie (born 1976), American writer

Fiction

• Giselle, fictional character in the 2007 Disney film Enchanted
• Giselle, fictional character in the Open Season films
• Giselle Villard, fictional character in Mystic comics

See also

• Giselle (disambiguation)