Meaning: Its source is gisil, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Pledge."

Languages: This girl's name is used in German, English and French.

Nicknames: Gigi

Alternative Spellings: Gisel, Gisele, Gisell, Gisselle and Gizelle

Variant Forms: Ghislain and Ghislaine

Non-English Forms: Gisela, Gisella, Gizela, Gizella and Gjuzel

Popularity: The name Giselle ranked 207th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1618th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.