Gisela

GEE-zeh-lah, hard G (German), khee-SEH-lah (Spanish)

German; Dutch; Spanish; Portuguese

"pledge, hostage"

Gisela Origin and Meaning

The name Gisela is a girl's name of German origin meaning "pledge, hostage".

A variation of Giselle.

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Famous People Named Gisela

• Gisela of Hungary blessed Queen consort of Saint Stephen of Hungary
• Gisela of Swabia Queen and Empress consort of Conrad II
• Gisela Abbess of Chelles, daughter of Pepin the Short
• Gisela Louise Marie Archduchess of Austria; daughter of Franz Joseph I
• Gisela daughter of Charles the Simple of West Francia
• Gisela Duchess of Friuli, wife of Eberhard of Friuli
• Gisela of Burgundy Duchess of Bavaria
• Gisela Lladó Cánovas Spanish pop singer
• Gisela Dulko Argentine tennis player
• (Sonia Mercedes) Gisela Valcárcel Peruvian TV presenter
• Gisela Marie Augusta Richter English archaeologist
• Gisela Stuart German,British MP
• Gisela Steineckert German writer and lyricist
• Gisela Elsner German novelist

The name Gisela in Pop Culture

• Gisela character on Netflix’s, The Last Kingdom
• Lady Gisela character in book series "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger