Sissel Explained

Sissel is a Norwegian female given name, a variant of Cecilia.^[1]

Notable people called Sissel include:

• Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn (1947–2011), a Norwegian poet and children's writer
• Sissel Birgitte Breie (born 1953), a Norwegian diplomat
• Sissel Buchholdt, née Brenne (born 1951), a Norwegian handball player
• Sissel Grottenberg (born 1956), a retired Norwegian long-distance runner
• Sissel Knutsen Hegdal (born 1965), a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
• Sissel Kyrkjebø (born 1969), also known as Sissel, Norwegian singer
• Sissel Lange-Nielsen, née Herlofson (born 1931), a Norwegian writer, literary critic, and journalist
• Sissel Lie (born 1942), a Norwegian novelist, translator, playwright and professor in Romance languages and literature at the University of Trondheim
• Sissel Benneche Osvold (born 1945), a Norwegian journalist
• Sissel Vera Pettersen (born 1977, a Norwegian jazz vocalist, saxophonist and composer
• Sissel Rønbeck (born 1950), a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
• Sissel Sellæg (1928–2014), a Norwegian actress
• Sissel Tolaas, a contemporary Norwegian installation artist most widely known for her work with odours

Fictional characters

• Sissel, the male main character in the video game

Food

• Jewish rye bread, also called sissel bread

See also

• • Sissel (album), the 1986 debut album from Sissel Kyrkjebø
• Sissel (2002 album), an album by Sissel Kyrkjebø
• Sandi Sissel (born 1949), an American cinematographer, director and producer
• Sissel v. United States Department of Health & Human Services, a 2014 lawsuit challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• Sissela, a Swedish given name
• Cissel (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. http://www.dinbaby.com/felles/bryllup_og_daap/har_du_et_helgen_navn Har du et helgen-navn ?