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Giselle
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English
Etymology
en :bor fr:Giselle + 1
Pronunciation
en /ʒɪˈzɛl/ /dʒɪˈzɛl/
Proper noun
en female French.
en 1995 w:Sharyn McCrumb If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him 85 "Giselle? That's not the name on the documents — ""Oh no." Bob gave her a sad smile. "Her real name was Staci, but she once studied ballet, and Jeb thought she was so graceful, with her big brown eyes. Like Bambi. So the pet name went from Gazelle to Giselle. Giselle is a famous ballet," he added, in case A. P. Hill were culturally challenged.
Translations
female given name
Czech: cs Gizela f
French: fr Giselle, fr Gisèle
Georgian: ka ჟიზელი, ka ჟიზელ
German: de Gisela f
Portuguese: pt Gisele f, pt Gisela f
Russian: ru Жизель f-an
Spanish: es Gisel f
Anagrams
en eegills gellies
French
Alternative forms
fr Gisèle
Etymology
fr fro -, shortened from fr gem - compound names beginning with la gisil pledge, from fr gem-pro *gīslaz pledge, hostage.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
fr female
Related terms
fr Ghislain, fr Ghislaine
fr Gilbert, fr Gilberte
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
pt female; pt Gisela
Spanish
Etymology
es :ubor en:Giselle + 1
Pronunciation
Yisel +
Proper noun
f
es female