How common of a name is Ghislaine?

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• neidu2@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I only know of one person with that name, and I suspect it’s going to be more rare from now on because of her.

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• fubo@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a saint’s name; the original is Ghislain which is the masculine form.

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghislain

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  • Eylrid@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Etymologically, the name is usually said to derive from the oblique case of a Proto-West Germanic root: *gīsl “hostage, pledge”

    Well that’s some nominative irony

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• Etterra@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No no, “jizz lane” is correct.

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• HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There are two pronunciations.

  The original pronunciation is gee-LENN. (Hard G like gum, not gin.)

  The more common pronunciation these days is zhee-SLENN.

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  • moody@lemmings.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re describing Guylaine and Ghislaine which are just two completely different names.

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    • HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No, the name Guylaine comes from a phonetic respelling of Ghislaine.

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• tlou3please@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  TIL it isn’t pronounced Jizz Lane. I’ve literally never heard it before (UK)

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• Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Common in Quebec for sure.

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  • snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Common in Quebec for sure.

    As common as vinegar on French fries?

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    • lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Jeez, you didn’t have to do them like that

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• jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Probably more common in France but I get the vibe it’s an older name. Like, how common is “Ruth” in the US?

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  • Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Like, how common is “Ruth” in the US?

    Last time I heard the name “Ruth” was probably 1995, watching The Net with Sandra Bullock.

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• BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thanks for asking. I went back and forth in my head since I’ve never heard it said out loud and never looked it up.

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• spittingimage@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In my country, New Zealand? Almost unheard of. Sounds Welsh to me.

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• pfjarschel@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Very common in Brazil, but without the ‘h’. I was surprised when I learned about “that” Ghislaine.

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• Don_Dickle@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have seen your post for the past 2 hours and decided to look up the name but it just gives me Epsteins wife…sorry I can’t help

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• theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not very seeing as I only know of one of them. Could be more common in other parts of the world though

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• independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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