Gisela
[ɡɪˈzeɪlə]Meaning
German, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese form of Giselle
Background Story
Gisela is a female given name of Germanic origin, from the Old High German word gīsal, meaning "pledge". It is the German, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese form of Giselle, and it is also used in Croatian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Serbian and Slovak. The variant Gisele and the diminutive Gisa are recorded as well.
Temperament
Variations
Gisela, Giselle, Gisella
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No documented meaning in the sources checked