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Gisela (name)

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Gender
  
Female

Meaning
  
pledge

Word/name
  
Germanic

Related names
  
Giselle

"Gisela" or Gicela is a female given name of Germanic origin. The name derives from the Old High German word gīsal, "pledge".

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Variations on the name in other languages include:

  • Catalan: Gisela
  • German: Gicela, Gicelberta
  • French: Gisèle, Giselle
  • Italian: Gisella
  • Polish: Gizela
  • Portuguese: Gisela

    • The male form is Gisli, from Gísla saga (Gisli's saga) possibly known from place names such as Gislaved, a municipality in Sweden.

    Noble Giselas

  • Gisela (daughter of Pepin the Short)
  • Gisela, daughter of Charlemagne
  • Gisela of Burgundy, daughter of Conrad, king of Burgundy
  • Giselle of Bavaria, her daughter (also Gisela of Hungary)
  • Gisela of Swabia, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
  • Archduchess Gisela of Austria, daughter to Emperor Franz Joseph I

    • Famous Giselas

  • Gisela Richter, archaeologist
  • Gisela Dulko, Argentine tennis player
  • Gisela Valcárcel, Peruvian TV host
  • Gisela (singer), Catalan famous singer
  • Gisela Novoa (producer),Emmy Award winning producer

    • References

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