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

personal name A personal name, full name or prosoponym (from Ancient Greek ''prósōpon'' – person, and ''onoma'' –name) is the set of names by which an individual person or animal is known. When taken together as a word-group, they all relate to that on ...

used in countries with French-speaking populations. It is originated with a 7th century saint,

Saint Ghislain 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. 679) a ...

(died 680) of Hainaut and was latinized as Gislenus. Etymologically, the name is usually said to derive from the

oblique case In grammar, an oblique ( abbreviated ; from ) or objective case ( abbr. ) is a nominal case other than the nominative case and, sometimes, the vocative. A noun or pronoun in the oblique case can generally appear in any role except as subject, ...

of a

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root: ''*gīsl'' “hostage, pledge” (see Wiktionary:Ghislain). As such, it is cognate with modern German ''Geisel'' "hostage". (However, one source has instead claimed that the name is derived from Germanic roots ''gis'' "information" and ''lind'' "sweet".) The name possibly became popular as a secondary given name, which was intended to give infants the protection of St Ghislain. Other people with this given name include: *

Ghislaine Dommanget Ghislaine Marie Françoise Dommanget (13 October 1900 – 30 April 1991) was a French actress, and the Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Louis II from 1946 to 1949. Early life Dommanget was born in Reims, France, as the daughter of ...

(1900–1991), Princess of Monaco and actress * Ghislaine Alexander (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 ...

(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 Québéco ...

(born 1938), Canadian politician and businessman *

Ghislaine Thesmar Ghislaine Thesmar (born 1943) is a French retired ballet dancer and choreographer. Thesmar was born in 1943 in Beijing, China. She was married to fellow French ballet dancer and choreographer Pierre Lacotte from 1968 until his death in 2023. F ...

(born 1943), French ballet dancer * Ghislain de Montgolfier (born 1943), French winemaker, head of the Bollinger Champagne house * Ghislaine Barnay (born 1945), French athlete * Ghislain Harvey (born 1946), Canadian politician *

Ghislain Lebel Ghislain Lebel (February 17, 1946 – January 1, 2023) was 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 ...

(1946–2023), 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-French-American former socialite and convicted sex offender. She was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with the deceased financier and ...

(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 whilst cruising on the yacht off th ...

, yacht named after Maxwell *

Ghislain Anselmini Ghislain Anselmini (born 6 May 1970) 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 Events January * January 1 – ...

(born 1970), French footballer *

Ghislain Lemaire Ghislain Lemaire (born 7 August 1972 in Lure, Haute-Saône) is a French judoka is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed inter ...

(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 currently plays for Fluminense, and has played for the Brazil women's national team. A zagueira (), she joined Corinthian ...

(born 1988), Brazilian footballer *

Ghyslain Raza ''Star Wars Kid'' is a viral video made in 2002 by Ghyslain Raza

(born circa 1988), creator of the viral video

Star Wars Kid ''Star Wars Kid'' is a viral video made in 2002 by Ghyslain Raza

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 ...

, Canadian illustrator

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