Meaning 
The name Gisselle has the following meaning: Old German for "Pledge" or "Hostage". It is the name of a famous 19th-century ballet in which the heroin, a peasant girl, was betrayed by a noble suitor. Currently identified with the supermodel Gisele Bundchen.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Gisselle is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 490 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Gisselle fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 7 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 664 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Gisselle in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Gisselle and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gisselle: Boys - Godfrey, Helmer, Hilliard, Orland, Pershing, Werner, Willam, Girls - Adelaide, Etta, Henrietta, Lana, Leoda, Leona, Mina, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma
Variants 
The name Gisselle is a variant of Giselle. Other popular variants of the name Giselle are: Ghisele, Ghisella, Gisela (Slavic), Giselda (German), Gisele, Gisella (French), Gisilberhta, Gisli, Gisselle (French), Gizela, Gizella, Gizi (Hungarian), Gizike (Hungarian), Gizus (Hungarian)
Style 
We think the name Gisselle should fall under the following style category: French. See other French girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gisselle to be: A pretty, dark-haired dancer who is very gracefulIn one word, you might describe Gisselle as a(n) " graceful" person. See other "graceful" names for girls.
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