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* [[Archduchess Gisela of Austria]], daughter to Emperor Franz Joseph I |
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==Notable Gisela's== |
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*[[Gisela Richter]], archaeologist |
*[[Gisela Richter]], archaeologist |
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*[[Gisela Dulko]], Argentine tennis player |
*[[Gisela Dulko]], Argentine tennis player |
Revision as of 15:27, 14 February 2019
Gender | Female |
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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, Catalan: Gicela, Gicelberta
- 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 Gisela's
- 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
Notable Gisela's
- Gisela Richter, archaeologist
- Gisela Dulko, Argentine tennis player
- Gisela Valcárcel, Peruvian TV host
- Gisela (singer), Catalan singer