Giselle
Americannoun
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(italics) a ballet (1841) choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, with musical score by Adolphe Adam.
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Also Gisele. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
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With a boisterous laugh, Giselle Bonilla recalls her introduction to Hollywood at the age of 12: on the set of “Freedom Writers,” the 2007 drama about at-risk high school students in Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
As Bethell removed his helmet and celebrated towards the England dressing room, his father Graham and mother Giselle embraced in the stands, celebrating and wiping away tears of joy.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
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
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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