Giselle

GEE-zah-lah, jiz-ELLE

German

"pledge, hostage"

Giselle Origin and Meaning

The name Giselle is a girl's name of German origin meaning "pledge, hostage".

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen undoubtedly gave this name a boost. The French pronunciation (jiz-ELLE) gives it a more graceful, balletic, gazellelike feel.

In the 2007 film Enchanted, Giselle is the name of the ingenuous princess, portrayed by Amy Adams, living in the fantasy animated kingdom of Andalasia. Read more about Giselle and other Disney Princess Names in our featured blog.

Giselle Rank in US Top 1000

# 345 in the US

Giselle Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 717 on Nameberry

Giselle Popularity

• 345 US 2023
• 717 Nameberry 2024
• 185 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Giselle

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• Cosette
• Jasmine
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• Alessandra
• Celine
• Gisele
• Adriana
• Angelina
• Cassandra
• Bianca
• Colette
• Odette
• Esmeralda
• Celeste
• Estelle
• Catalina
• Anastasia
• Francesca
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• Ariel

Famous People Named Giselle

• Giselle Jeanne Marie Laronde,West, Trinidadian model; Miss World 1986
• Giselle Andrea Kañevsky Argentine field hockey player
• Giselle Fernández American TV journalist
• (Alba) Giselle Blondet (Gomez) Puerto Rican actress and TV host
• Giselle Itié (Ramos) Mexican,Brazilian actress
• Giselle Loren American voice actress
• Giselle Loren Lazzarato Canadian internet personality, actor; model "Gigi Gorgeous"
• Giselle Nieto American actress
• Giselle Belafonte daughter of Stephen Belafonte; stepdaughter of singer and TV personality Melanie Brown
• Giselle Charlotte Overton (b. 2009) daughter of TV journalist Jessica Rowe and Peter Overton
• Giselle Isabella Gutierrez (b. 2014) daughter of Felicia Cooke and Alex Gutierrez of "16 and Pregnant"
• Beyonce Giselle Knowles Carter, American singer
• Giselle stage name of Aeri Uchinaga, member of Korean Idol group Aespa

Giselle in Pop Culture

• Giselle main character in Disney's Enchanted
• "Giselle " ballet and its main character
• Giselle Smith aka Gazelle character in DC Comics Legion of Super,Heroes