May 7
Why this day? Elle is a short form of Giselle, and shares its name day.
Elle is celebrated in the United States and Brazil on February 1; France on July 21; Argentina on May 7.
Elle is a short form of Giselle. It keeps its origin (Germanic) and meaning — pledge or hostage, and shares its name day, May 7.
On birth records, Elle is rarely written as such: the Elles are Giselles (72,172 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Giselle page. Elle is also a short form of Michelle, Mikaela, Gissel.
Elle is a short form of Giselle, which means pledge or hostage.
May 7, together with Giselle: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Giselle.
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