Comments for the name Giselle

There is a ballet called Giselle. The story behind the ballet is a tragedy. Giselle was a loving graceful young woman; who discovers her beloved boyfriend is having and affair with her best friend. She dies of a broken heart and becomes the guardian angel of the couple that betrayed her. I think thanks to this ballet I think of someone named Giselle as a forgiving female with a big heart, and a great rspect of fidelity and faith to their friends.

This is the name of a famous ballet in which Giselle, a peasant girl, is courted by a prince pretending to be a peasant. When she discovers that he is already engaged to be married to a princess she dies of a broken heart. In death she forgives him and protects him from the spirits who would destroy him.
The name Giselle makes me think of great heartache, but also of forgiveness and restoration.

Obviously many people think of the famous supermodel, Giselle Bundchen, when they hear this name.

Also Gisele Bundchen spells it "Gisele" not Giselle. :)

The Portuguese spelling of Giselle is Jiselle. My sister chose this name for her daughter to celebrate her Brasilian heritage and in hopes she will be as beautiful and successful as the super model Giselle Bundchen.

Giselle is a pretty name, I guess soon it will be very popular one day, just like another Jennifer or Tiffany.

I hope Giselle doesn't become popular! It's too pretty to become popular, because once it is, it doesn't seem to be so pretty, ya know?

A famous bearer of this name is TV journalist and former co-host of "Access Hollywood" (1996-1999) Giselle Fernández (born May 15, 1961).

My name is Giselle and my mother is from Panama and dad is from El Salvador and in Pänama it is very popular. Four people in my family are named Giselle. It's unique, feminine, and lovely. Bella!

There is a name Gazalla in Arabic means female deer.

It is beautiful, but it does remind me of the African animal. :D

Isn't this the name of a workout video?

Did anyone know this is BEYONCE'S middle name?

I do not like this name at all. It reminds me of that African animal, and it means 'hostage'.

French way of pronouncing it is beautiful, also once said that way it has no likness to gazelle. Though I do not see why mention to gazelle is a bad thing, a gazelle is a beautiful and graceful animal.

I like the name Giselle, it does slightly remind me of the animal but that doesn't bother me because it is a nice animal.

Giselle was also one of the women in Pirates of the Caribbean 1 who slapped Jack (I watched them all for about the 4th time recently hahaha).

Giselle and Gisella both have the sound 'jizz' at the beginning of the name if pronounced in many accents. 'Jizz' is an American slang term for semen.

A good nickname for Giselle is GiGi.

In "Pirates of the Caribbean" the red headed prostitute that slaps Captain Jack Sparrow in Tortuga is named Giselle.

Actually, the red-headed prostitute that slaps Jack in Pirates of the Caribbean is named Scarlett and the blonde one is Giselle.

The main character in the part animated, part live action Disney film "Enchanted" is named Giselle.

Perfect name if you want to define your daughter as a future ballerina.

I first heard this name in the movie Enchanted. I love it very much.

This is a beautiful name, it's soft and feminine, exotic without being too frilly, sexy yet wholesome, simple yet elegant, all at once!. People who say that this name reminds them of "Gazelle" are totally off!, they must be pronouncing it incorrectly, the letter G has a "J" pronunciation in Giselle, so there's no similarity. As for the supermodel thing I don't see why people have to insist on connecting the name to her!, she's just another celibrity and I'm sure she'll soon be forgotten; However, the name is a classic.

Very pretty name, in Latin American countries/(Spanish Speaking) this name is commonly spelled "GISEL" rather than Gisele/Giselle.

This is Beyonce Knowles' middle name. Look it up. It's very pretty by the way.

Actress Olivia de Havilland has a daughter named Giselle, born in 1956.

Giselle does remind me of gazelle. It sounds very graceful and fragile (gazelles look fragile but they're not).

Giselle is such a beautiful, graceful name - it reminds me of ballerinas and it's not over-used.
I think names like Alison, Frances, Marguerite, Philippa, Rosamond and Sylvia make pretty middle names for Giselle.

I looked this name up because I had never heard of it before and an old friend on facebook just named their daughter a version of it. She named her Gizella and for short is calling her Z. When I first saw it I immediately thought of the African gazelle and thought ewww. However I soon realized I was pronouncing it wrong and with the right pronunciation it's just lovely! I prefer the original spelling Giselle(a). I imagine this name will catch on pretty quickly with how pretty it is which in turn will be good for the Giselles out there since there will be less mispronouncing!

It gives a very 'oh la la' feel to it. Another variation of the name that I've seen is 'Izelle' which is also quite pretty.

I would not name my child something that means "hostage". I mean, you might as well be naming your child "victim" or "human sacrifice". AWFUL meaning! Besides, it sounds too much like "gazelle". For some reason I think Giselle sounds kind of ghetto. Still, it beats Amanda.

I can't decide between Gisela and Giselle - I like the un-gazelle aspect of Gisela but also like the ballerina association of Giselle. They're both nice and I like how they're not overused.
Gisela Marion and Giselle Deborah are pretty.

I really love the French pronunciation, but the English makes me think of a very bad word. :X Haha.

Yes my name is Giselle and it has been with me for 56 years. I can tell you that having this name as a child made me feel uncomfortable, I only met one other person with my name when I was 8 years of age. If I had been living in Quebec maybe I wouldn't of felt like a target for those who did not appreciate the French aspect. Now I am pleased that others see the name as both beautiful and exotic (in a sense). I am bilingual (je parle francais). People for the longest time did not know how to pronounce my name: Gi is pronounced G as in the English letter G. The Se is pronounced as in Z (english) and ad the L. If you can say GZL together ( in English), there you go. It is not G as in Guy and do not ad the I it is not Guyzelle. That drives me nuts. Okay that is it. Please when trying to pronounce a name take the time to understand the phonetics.

I personally think the name Giselle is beautiful. A part of my daughter's first name (one of these days) is Giselle (spelled with one "l")However my mother is not a fan, she said it reminds her of the african animal gazelle, but like the name, a gazelle is a beautiful animal so the name still wins.