Gisèle name meaning
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What does Gisèle mean?
Girl name Gisèle means "Hostage, Pledge or Arrow" which came from Old High German is used notably in Finnish, Swedish, Danish and French. Gisèle is French form of Gisela. Gisèle is celebrated on May 7th.
Variants of Gisèle
Giséle, Gisela, Giselle, Gisella, Gieselle, Gisa
How popular is the name Gisèle?
a popular name in France having over 137078 recievers in 125 years of usage. Currently the moniker is on a rise, in 1927, 4282 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 21st position.
Moreover, the moniker has been to the top 50 baby names 38 times Gisèle is an uncommon baby name in Belgium, in use since 2001, peaked in 2016 when it ranked 402nd.
There are over 147 babies that have been given the name Gisèle in Belgium.
However things change on global perspective, Gisèle is extremely popular in Brazil where every 1 in 2000 have the name.
Also the baby name is popular in DR Congo, Chad, Rwanda, Congo, Cameroon, Benin, Burundi, Canada and Ethiopia. According to our estimate, at least 470000 people have been bestowed Gisèle around the globe.
Facts
Gisèle in Nordic countries
| Countries | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 103 | 93 |
 | 5 | 4 |
 | 5 | 4 |
 | 2 | 0 |
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- Alarik - Alariks origin is Germanic and Old Norse is used largely in Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish is a boy name. Alarik is German equivalent of Athalric
- Pedr has its origin in Old Greek is used mainly in Welsh, English and Old Norse is bestowed upon baby boys. Pedr is equivalent of Pétr in Old Norse language
- Mónika especially is used in Danish, Swedish and Hungarian aimed at girls, meaning of Mónika is "Monk, Advise or Hermit" is originated from Latin
Famous people named Gisèle
- Gisèle Lestrange, French graphic artist
- Gisèle Côté-Harper, Canadian lawyer and professor
- Gisèle Lalonde, community activist
- Gisèle Prassinos, French writer of Greek heritage
- Gisèle Bienne, French writer who has written many novels
- Gisèle Halimi, Tunisian lawyer, feminist activist, and essayist
- Gisèle Freund, German-born French photographer and photojournalist
- Gisèle Casadesus is a French actress with a long history.
- Gisèle Alcée is notable for her acting in movie Box of Dreams
Lists having Gisèle
- Girl names beginning with G
- German Girl Names
- Danish Girl Names
- Finnish Girl Names
- French Girl Names
- Swedish Girl Names
- Popular Girl Names in France (1966)
- Baby Names that mean Hostage
- Baby Names that mean Pledge
- Baby Names that mean Arrow
Sources
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls