The name was popular in France during the Middle Ages the more common French.

Meaning of the name giselle. Eventually this word was converted into a feminine given name. It was a practice in the early Middle Ages for rival factions to offer a person often a child to each other as a pledge of peace. The French pronunciation jiz-ELLE gives it a more graceful balletic gazellelike feel.

The name may refer to. Giselle is a ballet which tells of the love of Giselle and Albrecht and how it extends beyond death. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.

The child would then be known as a gisil meaning pledge hostage. In the Middle Ages noble or royal children were often sent to foreign courts as pledges. Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen undoubtedly gave this name a boost.

This name may have originally been a descriptive nickname for a child given as a pledge to a foreign court. She was a woman of charity and spent her end days in Passau Germany. Represents people who are impulsive instinctive like changes dynamic need freedom and space with unconventional personality.

Meanings and history of the name Gisella St. Meaning History. Meaning of the name Giselle.

Variants of the name include Gisela Gisele and Gisèle. The name Giselle is a girls name of German origin meaning pledgehostage. Like freedom and tend to lack a sense of time.