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* [[Gisela (daughter of Pepin the Short)]] (757 - 810-11), abbess |
* [[Gisela (daughter of Pepin the Short)]] (757 - 810-11), abbess |
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* [[Gisela, daughter of Charlemagne]] (in or before 781 - after 808) |
* [[Gisela, daughter of Charlemagne]] (in or before 781 - after 808) |
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* [[Gisela of Burgundy]] (c. 955 - 1007), daughter of Conrad, king of Burgundy |
* [[Gisela of Burgundy]] (c. 955 - 1007), daughter of Conrad, king of Burgundy, wife of [[Henty the Wrangler]] |
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* [[Giselle of Bavaria]], her daughter (also Gisela of Hungary) |
* [[Giselle of Bavaria]] (c. 1085 - 1065), her daughter (also Gisela of Hungary) |
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* [[Gisela of Swabia]], Holy Roman Empress, wife of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor |
* [[Gisela of Swabia]], Holy Roman Empress, wife of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor |
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* [[Gisela Agnes of Rath]], Duchess of Anhalt-Köthen, Countess of Nienburg, regent of Anhalt-Köthen |
* [[Gisela Agnes of Rath]], Duchess of Anhalt-Köthen, Countess of Nienburg, regent of Anhalt-Köthen |
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Revision as of 05:28, 21 August 2021
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | pledge |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Giselle, Gísli, Gisle |
Gisela is a female given name of Germanic origin. The name derives from the Old High German word gīsal, "pledge".
Variations on the name in other languages include:
- Spanish: Gisela, Gicela, Gicelberta
- Catalan: Gisela
- German: Gisela
- French: Gisèle, Giselle
- Hungarian: Gizella
- Italian: Gisella
- Polish: Gizela
- Portuguese: Gisela
The male forms is Gísli and Gisle, 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) (757 - 810-11), abbess
- Gisela, daughter of Charlemagne (in or before 781 - after 808)
- Gisela of Burgundy (c. 955 - 1007), daughter of Conrad, king of Burgundy, wife of Henty the Wrangler
- Giselle of Bavaria (c. 1085 - 1065), her daughter (also Gisela of Hungary)
- Gisela of Swabia, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Gisela Agnes of Rath, Duchess of Anhalt-Köthen, Countess of Nienburg, regent of Anhalt-Köthen
- Archduchess Gisela of Austria, daughter to Emperor Franz Joseph I
Notable Giselas
- Gisela (singer) (born 1979), Catalan singer
- Gisela Arendt (1918–1969), German swimmer
- Gisela Bleibtreu-Ehrenberg (born 1929), German sociologist, ethnologist, sexologist and writer
- Gisela Boniel (1977–2017), Filipino politician
- Gisela Depkat (born 1942), Canadian cellist and teacher
- Gisela Dulko (born 1985), Argentine tennis player
- Gisela Grothaus (born 1955), German slalom canoeist
- Gísela López (born 1968), Bolivian journalist and politician
- Gisela Richter (1882–1972), British-born archaeologist
- Gisela Steineckert (born 1931), German writer
- Gisela Storz, American microbiologist
- Gisela Stuart (born 1955), German-born British politician
- Gisela Valcárcel (born 1963), Peruvian TV host
- Gisela Wuchinger (born 1950), German Austrian singer, also known as Gilla
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