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.

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

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