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 f ...

. The name is from

Old German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

gesel meaning to "pledge" and variant of

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

, Gisela etc. Notable people with the name include:

Gisele

* Gisele Ben-Dor (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 (born 1980), Brazilian supermodel *

Gisele Barreto Fetterman Gisele Barreto Fetterman (; born February 27, 1982) is a Brazilian-born American activist and nonprofit executive. She is a founder of the non-profit Freestore 15104 and a co-founder of the non-profits For Good PGH and 412 Food Rescue. She is m ...

, Brazilian-American activist * Gisele Jackson, American house music diva * Gisele MacKenzie (1927–2003), Canadian singer * Gisele Marvin (born 1987), American ice hockey player * Gisele Miró (born 1968), Brazilian tennis player * Gisele de Oliveira (born 1980), Brazilian triple jumper

Gisèle

* Gisèle Barreau (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 H ...

(1914–2017), French actress * Gisèle d'Estoc (1845-1894), French writer, sculptor, feminist * Gisèle Freund (1908-2000), German-born French photographer * Gisèle Gautier (born 1938), French politician and a member of the Senate of France * Gisèle Halimi (1927-2020), French-Tunisian lawyer, feminist activist and essayist * Gisèle Lagacé (born 1970), Canadian webcomic creator * Gisèle Lalonde (1933–2022), mayor of the city of Vanier from 1985 to 1991 * Gisèle Lamoureux, Canadian photographer, botanist and ecologist from Quebec * Gisèle Lestrange (1927–1991), French graphic artist * Gisèle Mendy (born 1979), Senegalese judoka * Gisèle Meygret (1963–1999), French fencer * Gisèle Ory (born 1956), Swiss politician from the Canton of Neuchâtel * Gisèle Pascal (1921–2007), French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco * Gisèle Pelicot (born 1952), French victim of Mazan mass rape case * Gisèle Pineau (born 1956), French novelist, writer and former psychiatric nurse * Gisèle Prassinos (1920–2015), French writer of Greek heritage, associated with the surrealist movement * Gisèle Printz (born 1933), French politician and member of the Senate of France * Gisèle Sapiro (born 1965), French sociologist and historian * Gisèle Wibaut (1913–1978), Belgian resistance fighter and politician * Gisèle Wulfsohn (1957–2011), South African photographer

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