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:
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.