The baby name Ghislaine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ʒis.lɛn/ (approx. "zhee-SLEN"); English (common): /gɪsˈleɪn/ (approx. "gis-LAYN").
Ghislaine is French in Origin.
The baby name Ghislaine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ʒis.lɛn/ (approx. "zhee-SLEN"); English (common): /gɪsˈleɪn/ (approx. "gis-LAYN").
Ghislaine is French in Origin.
Ghislaine is a French feminine name, counterpart to masculine Ghislain, both descending from the early Germanic element gisil, meaning “pledge” or “hostage” - a term that in medieval contexts denoted a noble child given as a guarantee of peace, hence the softened sense “noble pledge.” The name was Latinized as Gislenus in hagiographic texts, and French adapted the feminine form ending -aine.
Use anchored in Francophone Europe by the cult of 7th‑century Saint Ghislain near Mons, it later saw mid‑20th‑century peaks in France, Belgium, and Quebec; it remains rare in the Anglophone world. Variant spellings include Ghyslaine and, in Lusophone countries, Gislaine and Gislene; related forms are Giselle and Gisela. Nicknames sometimes include Laine/Lainey. Pronunciations vary: in French ghee-LEHN; in English often giz-LAYN or ghee-LEN.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | 0 | #12 | 1 | 399 | |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #32 | 2 | 726 |
| CM | 0 | #42 | 14 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #64 | 3 | 2,830 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #166 | 678 | 11,671 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #171 | 15 | 4,850 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| Canada | Girls | 1995 | #308 | 5 | 2,434 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #329 | 23 | 8,539 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| NL | 0 | #363 | 29 | 2,481 | |
| CL | 0 | #390 | 22 | 6,867 | |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #391 | 4 | 3,215 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #466 | 6 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #512 | 7 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #529 | 22 | 12,054 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #639 | 7 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #700 | 152 | 14,098 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #712 | 248 | 5,933 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #908 | 5 | 8,965 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #925 | 17 | 12,708 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #955 | 29 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,044 | 85 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 12 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,390 | 57 | 9,415 |
Ghislaine is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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