Gisele or Gisèle is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. The name is from

Old German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

gesel meaning to "pledge" and variant of

Giselle ''Giselle'' (; ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (, ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet (" ballet-pantomime") in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, ...

, Gisela etc. Notable people with the name include:

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Gisele Ben-Dor Gisèle Ben-Dor ( Buka; born 26 April 1955) is an American Israeli orchestra conductor of Uruguayan origin. Conductor Ben-Dor was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, to Polish Jewish immigrant parents. She graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music, Te ...

(born 1955), American Israeli orchestra conductor of Uruguayan origin * Gisele Bennett, American Professor of Electrical Engineering * Gisele Bomentre, Brazilian belly dancer and Brazilian Arabic singer *

Gisele Bündchen Gisele Caroline Bündchen (, , born 20 July 1980) is a Brazilian fashion model. Since 2001, she has been one of the highest-paid models in the world. In 2007, Bündchen was the 16th-richest woman in the entertainment industry and earned th ...

(born 1980), Brazilian supermodel *

Gisele Barreto Fetterman Gisele Barreto Fetterman (née Barreto Almeida; born February 27, 1982) is a Brazilian-born American activist, philanthropist and nonprofit executive. She is a founder of the non-profit Freestore 15104 and a co-founder of the non-profits For ...

, Brazilian-American activist * Gisele Jackson, American house music diva *

Gisele MacKenzie Gisèle MacKenzie (born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche; January 10, 1927 – September 5, 2003)
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(1927–2003), Canadian singer *

Gisele Marvin Gisele Marie "Gigi" Marvin (born March 7, 1987) is an American ice hockey player for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League. As a member of the United States national women's ice hockey team, Marvin won a silver medal at the 20 ...

(born 1987), American ice hockey player * Gisele Miró (born 1968), Brazilian tennis player * Gisele de Oliveira (born 1980), Brazilian triple jumper

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Gisèle Barreau Gisèle Barreau (born 28 February 1948) is a French people, French composer. Life Gisèle Barreau was born in Couëron, west of Nantes in Brittany, and studied with Émile Leipp and Michèle Castellengo for musical acoustics at Jussieu University. ...

(born 1948), French composer * Gisèle Biémouret (born 1952), French politician and member of the National Assembly of France * Gisèle Bienne (born 1946), French writer and novelist * Gisèle Caille, French racing cyclist *

Gisèle Casadesus Gisèle Casadesus (14 June 1914 – 24 September 2017) was a French actress, who appeared in numerous theatre and film productions. She was an honorary member of the Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, Grand Officer of the Legion of Hon ...

(born 1914), French actress *

Gisèle d'Estoc Gisèle d'Estoc, pseudonym of Marie-Paule Alice Courbe (27 March 1845 – 8 May1894), was a French writer, sculptor, and feminist. She was also a duellist and cross dresser. Madame Paule Parent Des Barres was either her married name or another ps ...

(1845-1894), French writer, sculptor, feminist *

Gisèle Freund Gisèle Freund (born ''Gisela Freund''; 19 December 1908 in Schöneberg District, Berlin 31 March 2000 in Paris) was a German-born French photographer and photojournalist, famous for her documentary photography and portraits of writers and arti ...

(1908-2000), German-born French photographer * Gisèle Gautier (born 1938), French politician and a member of the Senate of France *

Gisèle Halimi Gisèle Halimi (born Zeiza Gisèle Élise Taïeb; 27 July 1927 – 28 July 2020) was a Tunisian-French lawyer, politician, essayist and Feminism in France, feminist activist. Biography Zeiza Gisèle Élise Taïeb was born in La Goulette, Tunisi ...

(1927-2020), French-Tunisian lawyer, feminist activist and essayist *

Gisèle Lagacé Gisèle Lagacé (born June 16, 1970, in New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian comics writer and artist, writer and illustrator of webcomics. She is best known for her series '' Ménage à 3''. Biography She was born in 1970 in New Brunswick, Can ...

(born 1970), Canadian webcomic creator *

Gisèle Lalonde Gisèle Lalonde, (; June 28, 1933 – July 26 or 27, 2022) was a Canadian politician and community activist, who served as the mayor of Vanier, Ontario from 1985 to 1991. Biography She was born in Eastview (later renamed Vanier in 1969). S ...

(born 1933), mayor of the city of Vanier from 1985 to 1991 * Gisèle Lamoureux, Canadian photographer, botanist and ecologist from Quebec *

Gisèle Lestrange Gisèle Lestrange or Gisèle de Lestrange, and after marriage, Gisèle Celan-Lestrange (19 March 1927 – 9 December 1991), was a French graphic artist. Biography Born in Paris, Lestrange studied drawing and painting at the Académie Julian in ...

(1927–1991), French graphic artist * Gisèle Mendy (born 1979), Senegalese judoka * Gisèle Meygret (1963–1999), French fencer *

Gisèle Ory Gisèle Ory (born 30 April 1956 in Biel/Bienne) is a politician from the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. She is a member of the Socialist Party. Gisèle Ory graduated from the University of Lausanne (political sciences) in 1978. In 1996, she ...

(born 1956), Swiss politician from the Canton of Neuchâtel *

Gisèle Pascal Gisèle Pascal (17 September 1921 – 2 February 2007) was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. She was born Gisèle Marie Madeleine Tallone at Cannes, France. Her first movie role was in 1942's '' L'Arl� ...

(1921–2007), French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco *

Gisèle Pineau Gisèle Pineau (born 18 May 1956) is a French novelist, writer and former psychiatric nurse. Although born in Paris, her origins are Guadeloupean and she has written several books on the difficulties and torments of her childhood as a Black perso ...

(born 1956), French novelist, writer and former psychiatric nurse *

Gisèle Prassinos Gisèle Prassinos (26 February 1920 – 15 November 2015) was a French writer of Greek heritage, associated with the surrealist movement. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey and emigrated to France with her family at the age of two, where they li ...

(born 1920), French writer of Greek heritage, associated with the surrealist movement * Gisèle Printz (born 1933), French politician and member of the Senate of France *

Gisèle Wulfsohn Gisèle Wulfsohn (18 March 1957 – 27 December 2011) was a South African photographer. Wulfsohn was a newspaper, magazine, and freelance photographer specialising on portrait, education, health and gender issues. She was known for documenting v ...

(1957–2011), South African photographer

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