Gisela (name)
| Gicela or Gisela | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | pledge |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Giselle |
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"Gisela" or Gicela is a female given name of debated, either Germanic or Turkic origin. The name might derive from the Old High German word gīsal, "pledge", or the Turkic word güzal, "beautiful".
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
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