Sissel is a Norwegian female given name, a variant of Cecilia.Har du et helgen-navn ?
Notable people called Sissel include: * Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn (1947–2011), a Norwegian poet and children's writer *

Sissel Birgitte Breie Sissel Birgitte Breie (born 9 September 1953) is a Norwegian diplomat. She was born in Oslo and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.polit. degree in 1981. She started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the sam ...

(born 1953), a Norwegian diplomat *

Sissel Buchholdt Sissel Buchholdt, née Brenne (born 17 June 1951) is a Norwegian handball player. She played for the clubs SK Freidig and Skogn IL. She played more than 180 matches on the Norway women's national handball team from 1969 to 1984. She participa ...

, née Brenne (born 1951), a Norwegian handball player *

Sissel Grottenberg Sissel Sofie Grottenberg (born 17 August 1956 in Sarpsborg, Østfold) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race and half marathon. In the marathon she finished 36th at the 1988 Summer Olympics, seventh at the ...

(born 1956), a retired Norwegian long-distance runner * Sissel Knutsen Hegdal (born 1965), a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Sissel Kyrkjebø (born 1969), also known as Sissel, Norwegian singer *

Sissel Lange-Nielsen Sissel Lange-Nielsen, née Herlofson (born 27 January 1931) is a Norwegian writer, literary critic, and journalist. Born in Kristiansund, she won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1982. She is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language a ...

, née Herlofson (born 1931), a Norwegian writer, literary critic, and journalist *

Sissel Lie Sissel Lie (born 12 November 1942) is a Norwegian novelist, translator, playwright and professor in Romance languages and literature at the University of Trondheim since 1992. Biography Sissel Lie was born in Kristiansand, in Vest-Agder county ...

(born 1942), a Norwegian novelist, translator, playwright and professor in Romance languages and literature at the University of Trondheim *

Sissel Benneche Osvold Sissel Benneche Osvold (born 4 April 1945) is a Norwegian journalist. She was born in Stavanger, a daughter of Gerd Benneche, and was married to Totto Osvold. She worked for the newspaper ''Dagbladet'' from 1973 to 2007, where she had her own col ...

(born 1945), a Norwegian journalist *

Sissel Vera Pettersen Sissel Vera Pettersen (born January 28, 1977, in Oslo, Norway is a Norwegian jazz vocalist, saxophonist and composer, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is known for her extended and experimental vocal techniques, often mixed with the use of live e ...

(born 1977, a Norwegian jazz vocalist, saxophonist and composer * Sissel Rønbeck (born 1950), a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Sissel Sellæg (1928–2014), a Norwegian actress * Sissel Tolaas, a contemporary Norwegian installation artist most widely known for her work with odours

Fictional characters

* Sissel (Ghost Trick), the male main character in the video game ''Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective''

Food

* Jewish rye bread, also called sissel bread

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{{given name Norwegian feminine given names

Fictional characters

Food

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