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    Giselle

    jih-ZEL

    French/Germanic
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Pledge; Hostage; Promise
    Origin
    French/Germanic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Giselle does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Pledge; Hostage; Promise", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Giselle.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.085% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Giselle is God's immutable pledge — every promise confirmed by oath, every covenant sealed with divine certainty.
    Verses on this meaning
    • 2 Corinthians 1:20

      "For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us."

    • Hebrews 6:17

      "Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath."

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