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BigMikeInAustin ,

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.

Don_Dickle ,

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

Unforeseen ,

Common in Quebec for sure.

HomerianSymphony , (edited )

There are two pronunciations.

The original pronunciation is gee-LENN. (Hard G like gum, not gin. Note that the S is silent.)

The more common pronunciation these days is zhee-SLENN.

The gee-LENN pronunciation is still common in Belgium (where the name originates) while zhee-SLENN is more common In France and Quebec.

moody ,

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

HomerianSymphony , (edited )

No, they’re the same name. Guylaine is a respelling of Ghislaine that makes the pronunciation more obvious, like how Jeffrey is a respelling of Geoffrey.

They seem different to you because you’re using the non-traditional pronunciation of Ghislaine.

neidu2 ,

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.

fubo ,

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghislain

Eylrid ,

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

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

theywilleatthestars ,

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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