Giselle
Americannoun
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(italics) a ballet (1841) choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, with musical score by Adolphe Adam.
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Also Gisele. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
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Giselle Bartram grew up in Newmarket, Suffolk, and decided she did not want to go to her end of school prom, which she said she did not regret.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
This new species is named for Martina Giselle Ramirez, dean of the College of Science at California State University, Stanislaus and formerly dean of natural sciences and biology professor at St. Norbert College.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
It started last Sunday, when a video posted to X showed 18-year-old Camryn Giselle Booker confronting a group of her classmates at Texas Tech University as they were holding a vigil for Kirk on campus.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2025
The two-part HBO documentary executive produced by Issa Rae and directed by Giselle Bailey and Phil Bertelsen isn’t comprehensive, but it is interesting and moving.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
The French critic Théophile Gautier wrote the great ballet Giselle and then fell deeply in love with its star ballerina.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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