Жизель
Žizelʹanimate, feminine
Giselle is a female given name in Russian, written as Жизель (Žizelʹ).
Жизель is used as a feminine given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
The name Жизель is indeclinable, which means it does not change its ending to fit different grammatical cases in a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Žizelʹ.
Did you know?
- Due to its association with the ballet, mentioning Жизель in a Russian artistic context often evokes themes of ghosts and the supernatural rather than just a person's name.
- The letter Ж used in the name is one of the most distinctively Cyrillic characters. It looks like a small, stylized spider or a snowflake, which is very different from the Latin 'G'.
- In Russian, the name Жизель is perceived as an 'exotic' or 'foreign' name. It is rarely given to babies born in Russia and is instead recognized as a marker of Western European origin.
Examples in context
- Жизель это очень красивое имя.Zhizel' eto ochen' krasivoye imya.Giselle is a very beautiful name.
- Ты знаешь Жизель?Ty znayesh' Zhizel'?Do you know Giselle?
- Я познакомился с Жизель вчера.Ya poznakomilsya s Zhizel' vchera.I met Giselle yesterday.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new colleague.
- Дмитрий DmitryКак зовут твою новую коллегу?Kak zovut tvoyu novuyu kollegu?What is your new colleague's name?
- Екатерина EkaterinaЕё зовут Жизель.Yeyo zovut Zhizel'.Her name is Giselle.
- Дмитрий DmitryЖизель? Какое необычное имя!Zhizel'? Kakoye neobychneye imya!Giselle? What an unusual name!
- Екатерина EkaterinaДа, она очень приятная девушка.Da, ona ochen' priyatnaya devushka.Yes, she is a very pleasant girl.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “giselle” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
