Gisele is the French form of the Germanic gīsil (pledge, hostage). A top-500 US baby name since 2008. Gisele Bündchen (born 1980) — Brazilian supermodel; the highest-paid model in the world for 15 consecutive years (2002-2017) according to Forbes; first model on the cover of Vogue Paris's January issue (1999); appeared on 1,200+ magazine covers; estimated net worth $400+ million making her the world's wealthiest supermodel; pioneered the horse walk runway style at Alexander McQueen (1998); former wife of NFL quarterback Tom Brady; ambassador for the UN Environment Programme. Gisele Lullaby — Canadian drag queen; winner of Canada's Drag Race season 3 (2022). Gisele Yashar — Gal Gadot's character in Fast and Furious (2009-2021). Gisèle Halimi (1927-2020) — French-Tunisian feminist lawyer; key figure in the legalization of abortion in France (1975).
Featured throughout supermodel culture.
In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Gisele reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.