Two famous referents: (1) the title heroine of the romantic ballet 《
吉赛尔》 (Giselle), composed by Adolphe Adam in 1841 — a peasant girl who dies of heartbreak and returns as a willi; (2) supermodel
吉赛尔·
邦辰 (Gisele Bündchen, b. 1980), one of the highest-paid models of all time.
吉 'lucky' +
赛 'compete' +
尔 'you (literary)' — pure phonetic stand-ins for 'Gi-sel-le'.
