giselle

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Definition of giselle in English English dictionary

A female given name

Oh no. Bob gave her a sad smile. Her real name was Staci, but she once studied ballet, and Jeb thought she was so graceful, with her big brown eyes. Like Bambi. So the pet name went from Gazelle to Giselle. Giselle is a famous ballet, he added, in case A. P. Hill were culturally challenged.

given name, female

Hyphenation

Gi·selle

Turkish pronunciation

jîsel

Pronunciation

/ᴢʜəˈsel/ /ʒɪˈsɛl/

Etymology

() From French Giselle.