Gisela is a female

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of Germanic origin. The name derives from the

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word ''gīsal'', "pledge". Variations on the name in other languages include: *

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: Gisela, Gicela, Gicelberta * Catalan: Gisela *

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: Gisela * French: Gisèle, Giselle * Hungarian: Gizella *

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Gisella Gisella is an Italian variant of the feminine given name Gisela. Notable people with the name include: * Gisella Anastasia (born 1990), Indonesian actress * Gisella Caccialanza (1914–1998), American prima ballerina * Gisella Delle Grazie (186 ...

* Polish: Gizela * Portuguese: Gisela The male forms is Gísli and Gisle, from Gísla saga (Gisli's saga) possibly known from place names such as Gislaved, a municipality in

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Noble Giselas

* Gisela (daughter of Pepin the Short) (757 - 810-11), abbess *

Gisela, daughter of Charlemagne Gisela, (in or before 781 – 808 or later) was a daughter of Charlemagne from his marriage to Hildegard. She was baptized at the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in 781 by Thomas, Archbishop of Milan. She was educated at the castle in Aachen, with ...

(in or before 781 - after 808) *

Gisela of Burgundy Gisela of Burgundy (c. 955 – 21 July 1007), a member of the royal Elder House of Welf, was List of Bavarian consorts, Duchess of Bavaria from about 972 to 976 and again from 985 to 995, by her marriage with Duke Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Hen ...

(c. 955 - 1007), daughter of Conrad, king of Burgundy, wife of

Henry the Wrangler Henry II (951 – 28 August 995), called the Wrangler or the Quarrelsome (), a member of the German royal Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Bavaria from 955 to 976 and again from 985 to 995, as well as Duke of Carinthia from 989 to 995. Life Hen ...

* Giselle of Bavaria (c. 1085 - 1065), her daughter (also Gisela of Hungary), wife of

Stephen I of Hungary Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen ( ; ; ; 975 – 15 August 1038), was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his death in 1038. The year of his bi ...

Gisela of Swabia Gisela of Swabia ( 990 – 15 February 1043), was queen of Germany from 1024 to 1039 and empress of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 to 1039 by her third marriage with Emperor Conrad II. She was the mother of Emperor Henry III. She was regent of ...

(c. 990-1043), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor *

Gisela Agnes of Rath Gisela Agnes of Rath (9 October 1669, in Kleinwülknitz, now part of Köthen – 12 March 1740, in Nienburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Nienburg) was Duchess of Anhalt-Köthen by marriage from 1698. In 1694, she was created Countess of Nienburg. From 1704 to ...

(1669-1740), Duchess of Anhalt-Köthen, Countess of Nienburg, regent of Anhalt-Köthen *

Archduchess Gisela of Austria Archduchess Gisela Louise Marie of Austria (12 July 1856 – 27 July 1932) was the second daughter and eldest surviving child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. She became a Princess of Bavaria through her marria ...

(1856-1932), daughter to Emperor Franz Joseph I

Notable Giselas

Gisela (singer) Gisela Lladó Cánovas (born 1 January 1979), known mononymously as Gisela, is a Spanish pop singer. She was born in El Bruc (Barcelona), in Catalonia, Spain and studied journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona before becoming fam ...

(born 1979), Catalan singer * Gisela Arendt (1918–1969), German swimmer * Gisela Biedermann (born 1948), Liechtensteiner physician and politician * Gisela Bleibtreu-Ehrenberg (1929–2025), German sociologist, ethnologist, sexologist and writer * Gisela Boniel (1977–2017), Filipino politician *

Gisela Casimiro Gisela Casimiro (Guinea Bissau, 1984) is a Portuguese writer, activist and artist. Biography Gisela Casimiro was born in Guinea-Bissau in 1984. Three years later, she moved to Portugal, where she grew up. She studied language, Literature and Cul ...

(born 1984), Portuguese writer and activist * Gisela Depkat (born 1942), Canadian cellist and teacher *

Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko (; born 30 January 1985) is an Argentine former tennis player. Although she enjoyed modest success in singles, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 26 and winning four WTA Tour, WTA titles, her speciality was doubles, where s ...

(born 1985), Argentine tennis player * Gisela Grothaus (born 1955), German slalom canoeist * Gísela López (born 1968), Bolivian journalist and politician * Gisela McDaniel (born 1995), Indigenous Chamorro visual artist *

Gisela Richter Gisela Marie Augusta Richter (14 or 15 August 1882 – 24 December 1972) was a British-American classical archaeologist and art historian. She was a prominent figure and an authority in her field. Early life Gisela Richter was born in London, ...

(1882–1972), British-born archaeologist *

Gisela Steineckert Gisela Steineckert (born 13 May 1931) is a German writer known for her books and song lyrics. She has also written numerous radio plays and several film scripts. In terms of published output she was particularly prolific before 1989, but her p ...

(born 1931), German writer * Gisela Storz, American microbiologist *

Gisela Stuart Gisela Stuart, Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (''née'' Gschaider; born 26 November 1955) is a British-German politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Edgbaston from 1997 to 2017. A former member of the La ...

(born 1955), German-born British politician * Gisela Valcárcel (born 1963), Peruvian TV host * Gisela Wuchinger (born 1950), German Austrian singer, also known as Gilla

Noble Giselas

Notable Giselas

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