Ghislain

French

Alternative forms

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
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