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Meaning of name Gisselle

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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.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Gisselle is very likely a(n) French variant of the name Giselle. See other suggested French girl baby names.

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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.

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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 graceful

In one word, you might describe Gisselle as a(n) "graceful" person.

See other "graceful" names for girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Giselle for names of some famous persons with the name Gisselle or Giselle (or their variants).
Grace (14)
Gabriella (73)
Gianna (143)
Giselle (187)
Genesis (201)
Guadalupe (253)
Georgia (347)
Gloria (411)
Genevieve (419)
Gillian (456)
Gladyss
Glorya
Gabrina
Ghillian
Gillienne
Gwendolene
Gabrille
Gracelynne
Genesies
Georgene
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