Ghislaine

Ghislain

Ghislain

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Masculine Ghislain, Guislain, Gislain or Ghiselin and feminine Ghislaine or Ghyslaine is a French personal name used in countries with French-speaking populations. It is originated with a 7th century saint, Saint Ghislain (died 680) of Hainaut and was latinized as Gislenus.

Look up Ghislain, Ghislaine, Ghyslain, Ghyslaine, Guislain, or Gislain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Etymologically, the name is usually said to derive from the oblique case of a Proto-West Germanic root: *gīsl “hostage, pledge” (see Wiktionary:Ghislain). As such, it is cognate with modern German Geisel "hostage". (However, one source has instead claimed that the name is derived from Germanic roots gis "information" and lind "sweet".[1]) The name possibly became popular as a secondary given name, which was intended to give infants the protection of St Ghislain.[2]

Other people with this given name include:

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References

  1. [1]
    Sache, Ivan (4 March 2017). "Saint-Ghislain (Municipality, Province of Hainaut, Belgium)". crwflags.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Saint Ghislain of Hainaut". Forget Bruges. 4 November 2020.
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