Gisèle: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Gisèle – Meaning: pledge, hostage – Origin: French (spelling variant of Giselle, from a Germanic word for "pledge") – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: zhee-ZEL


Gisèle is a French (spelling variant of Giselle, from a Germanic word for "pledge") girl's name meaning “pledge, hostage”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Middle Names for Eleanor (+35 Names Like Eleanor).

Meaning & Origin of Gisèle

Meaning: Pledge, hostage.

Origin: French (spelling variant of Giselle, from a Germanic word for "pledge").

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Gisèle

Phonetic: zhee-ZEL   IPA: /ʒiˈzɛl/

Popularity of Gisèle

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1923–2024.

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