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Given Name GHISLAIN
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
French
PRONOUNCED:
ZHEES-LE
N
, GEE-LE
N
[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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2016