Ghislain

Article summary

Masculine Ghislain, Guislain (/ɡi.lɛ̃/), Gislain or Ghiselin and feminine Ghislaine or Ghyslaine (hard G and silent S: /ɡi.lɛn/) is a French personal name used in countries with French-speaking populations. It originated with a 7th century saint, Saint Ghislain (died 680) of Hainaut and was Latinized as Gislenus. Etymologically, the name is usually said to derive from the oblique case of a Proto-West Germanic root: *gīsl “hostage, pledge” (see Wiktionary:Ghislain). As such, it is cognate with modern German Geisel "hostage". (However, one source has instead claimed that the name is derived from Germanic roots gis "information" and lind "sweet". ) The name possibly became popular as a secondary given name, which was intended to give infants the protection of St Ghislain. Variants include Gisela, Gisele, Gisèle, Gizel and Gizele. Other people with this given name include:

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1970 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1592-10-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1592-10-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374824349