Gisela (name)

Not to be confused with Giselle (given name) or Gisele (given name).

Gicela or Gisela

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: 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)
• 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 Giselas

• Gisela Richter, archaeologist
• Gisela Dulko, Argentine tennis player
• Gisela Valcárcel, Peruvian TV host
• Gisela (singer), Catalan singer