Masculine Ghislain, Guislain, Gislain or Ghiselin and feminine Ghislaine or Ghyslaine is a French

personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...

used in countries with French-speaking populations. The name derives from Germanic words ''gis'' ("information") and ''lind'' ("sweet"). The name possibly became popular as it was added to the names given to children at birth to afford them protection by Saint Ghislain of Hainaut. People with this given name include: *

Saint Ghislain Saint Ghislain (died 9 October 680) was a confessor and anchorite in Belgium. He died at the town named after him, Saint-Ghislain. Life He was probably of Germanic origin. Ghislain lived in the province of Hainaut in the time of Amandus (d. ...

(died 680), probably Germanic Belgian Roman Catholic saint whose name was later given to children. * Ghislaine Dommanget (1900–1991), Princess of Monaco and actress *

Ghislaine Alexander Ghislaine Marie-Rose Edith Alexander (''née'' Dresselhuys; 7 January 1922 – 25 April 2000) was a wealthy heiress and British socialite who was a panelist on the British version of ''What's My Line?''. Life and times Alexander was the only d ...

(1922–2000), British heiress and socialite *

Ghislain Cloquet Ghislain Cloquet (18 April 1924 – 2 November 1981) was a Belgian-born French cinematographer. Cloquet was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1924. He went to Paris to study and became a French citizen in 1940. Cloquet is known for his work with Ro ...

(1924–1981), Belgian-born French cinematographer * Ghislaine Roquet (1926–2016), Canadian philosophy professor and nun *

Ghislain Fournier Ghislain Fournier (born 26 August 1938) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. He is a businessman by career, including real estate work. He was elected in the Manicouagan electoral district under the Bloc Québécoi ...

(born 1938), Canadian politician and businessman * Ghislaine Thesmar (born 1943), French ballet dancer * Ghislain de Montgolfier (born 1943), French winemaker, head of the Bollinger Champagne house *

Ghislaine Barnay Ghislaine Barnay (born 8 October 1945 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a former French athlete who specialises in the women's high jump. Barnay competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography Ghislaine Barnay won three French National Athle ...

(born 1945), French athlete * Ghislain Harvey (born 1946), Canadian politician *

Ghislain Lebel Ghislain Lebel (born February 17, 1946 in Lévis, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and notary. Background Ghislain Lebel has been an activist in the Quebec independence movement since his teenage years, having been part of the Rassemblement pour l ...

(born 1946), Canadian politician *

Ghyslaine Côté Ghyslaine Côté (born September 6, 1955) is a Canadian director, screenwriter and actor. She is best known for directing ''The Five of Us'' (), which won the Prize for most popular Canadian film and the prize for best artistic contribution at t ...

(born 1955), Canadian filmmaker *

Ghislaine Maxwell Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwell ( ; born 25 December 1961) is a British convicted sex offender and former socialite. In 2021, she was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with the financier and convicted sex o ...

(born 1961), British socialite, daughter of Robert Maxwell, companion of Jeffrey Epstein and convicted sex criminal **

Lady Ghislaine ''Dancing Hare'' (formerly ''Lady Ghislaine'' and ''Lady Mona K'') is a superyacht built by Amels in 1986. Built for Emad Khashoggi, it was then purchased, also in 1986, by Robert Maxwell, who died by drowning while cruising on the yacht off th ...

, yacht named after Maxwell *

Ghislain Anselmini Ghislain Anselmini (born 6 May 1970 in Le Coteau, Loire) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-sided defender. He played in Ligue 1 with Olympique Lyonnais. Honours Lyon * UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1997 File:1997 Events ...

(born 1970), French footballer*

Ghislain Lemaire Ghislain Lemaire (born 7 August 1972 in Lure, Haute-Saône Lure () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. At 8,207 inhabitants (2017), Lure is the third most populous town in t ...

(born 1972), French judoka *

Ghislain Poirier Ghislain Poirier, often known simply as Poirier, is a Canadian DJ/producer from Montreal who is signed to the Ninja Tune record label. He has, however, also worked with other labels such as Chocolate Industries, Rebondir, Shockout, Musique Larg ...

, artist name Poirier (born 1976), Canadian DJ from Montreal *

Ghislain Gimbert Ghislain Gimbert (born 7 August 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for amateur side FC Métropole Troyenne. In a career spanning 21 seasons to date, Gimbert has made more than 400 appearances, and scored 97 goals, ...

(born 1985), French footballer *

Gislaine Cristina Souza da Silva Gislaine Cristina Souza da Silva (born 22 August 1988), commonly known as Gislaine, is a Brazilian football defender who has played for the Brazil women's national team. A zagueira (), she joined Corinthians in 2018 after spending 13 years wi ...

(born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Ghyslain Raza (born circa 1988), creator of the viral video Star Wars Kid *

Ghislain Barbe Ghislain Barbe is a Canadian illustrator and artist. He is best known for designing the visual aspects of the Heavy Gear science fiction franchise in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was also responsible for the overall graphics of publisher Dream Po ...

, Canadian illustrator * Gislain Ejabo, Cameroonian-born in Konda Village/ Bamenda petroleum engineer

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