Ghislain

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.

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".) The name possibly became popular as a secondary given name, which was intended to give infants the protection of St Ghislain.

Other people with this given name include: * Ghislaine Dommanget (1900–1991), Princess of Monaco and actress * Ghislaine Alexander (1922–2000), British heiress and socialite * Ghislain Cloquet (1924–1981), Belgian-born French cinematographer * Ghislaine Roquet (1926–2016), Canadian philosophy professor and nun * Ghislain Fournier (born 1938), Canadian politician and businessman * Ghislaine Thesmar (born 1943), French ballet dancer * Ghislain de Montgolfier (born 1943), French winemaker, head of the Bollinger Champagne house * Ghislaine Barnay (born 1945), French athlete * Ghislain Harvey (born 1946), Canadian politician * Ghislain Lebel (1946–2023), Canadian politician * Ghyslaine Côté (born 1955), Canadian filmmaker * Ghislaine Maxwell (born 1961), British socialite, daughter of Robert Maxwell, companion of Jeffrey Epstein and convicted sex criminal ** Lady Ghislaine, yacht named after Maxwell * Ghislain Anselmini (born 1970), French footballer * Ghislain Lemaire (born 1972), French judoka * Ghislain Poirier, artist name Poirier (born 1976), Canadian DJ from Montreal * Ghislain Gimbert (born 1985), French footballer * Gislaine Cristina Souza da Silva (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Ghyslain Raza (born circa 1988), creator of the viral video Star Wars Kid * Ghislain Barbe, Canadian illustrator Provided by Wikipedia