Ghislain

French

Alternative forms

• Ghyslain

Etymology

Name of a seventh century French saint, Latinized as Gislenus, from the oblique case of Proto-West Germanic *gīsl (“hostage, pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz; thus cognate with German Geisel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡi.lɛ̃/, /ʒi.slɛ̃/

Proper noun

Ghislain m (feminine Ghislaine)

1. a male given name, masculine of Ghislaine

Related terms

• (female given names): Ghislaine, Giselle, Gisèle
• (male given name): Gilbert