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Giselle

American  
[ji-zel, zhee-zel] / dʒɪˈzɛl, ʒiˈzɛl /

noun

  1. (italics) a ballet (1841) choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, with musical score by Adolphe Adam.

  2. Also Gisele. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.


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This new species is named for Martina Giselle Ramirez, dean of the College of Science at California State University, Stanislaus and formerly dean of natural sciences and biology professor at St. Norbert College.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

It started last Sunday, when a video posted to X showed 18-year-old Camryn Giselle Booker confronting a group of her classmates at Texas Tech University as they were holding a vigil for Kirk on campus.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2025

His younger sister, Giselle, was found underneath a dining table in the living room, looking "as if she had been trying to hide".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

Maureen Murphy, the headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, said it was "devastated to learn of the tragic death of our former students Kyle and Giselle and their mother Julianna".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

Cordelia has been to plays, and even the ballet, once: Giselle, she says, offhand, as if we know.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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