Given Name GHISLAIN

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: French

PRONOUNCED: ZHEES-LEN, GEE-LEN [details]

Meaning & History

French form of Gislenus, a Latinized form of the Germanic name Gislin, derived from the element gisil meaning "hostage" or "pledge". This was the name of a 7th-century Belgian saint.

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VARIANT: Ghyslain

FEMININE FORMS: Ghislaine, Ghyslaine, Gisèle

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Gislenus, Gislin (Ancient Germanic)

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