Gisele
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning pledge or hostage; bright pledge.
Gisele by the numbers
Gisele was given to 109 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 234 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gisele. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Gisellepledge or hostage1,170 in the US (2017)
- Giselapledge; hostage40 in the US (2017)
- Giselpledge or hostage; form of Giselle25 in the US (2017)
- Gisellpledge or hostage; a form of Giselle17 in the US (2017)
- Gissellepledge; variant spelling of Giselle182 in the US (2017)
- Gizellegazelle; a form of Giselle78 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Gisele
Names that are said the same way as Gisele, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Gisele, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean an oath or promise
Like Gisele, each of these has an oath or promise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isabelgod is my oath; form of Elizabeth2,016 in the US (2017)
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
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