Gisela (name)
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Gisela is a female given name of Germanic origin. The name derives from the Old German word "gisil" (offspring, or noble heritage) or "gisel" (ray, the radiant). Nowadays the most common meaning of "Gisela" and its variations is "hostage".
Variations on the name in other languages include:
- German: Giesela, Giselberta
- French: Gisèle, Giselle
- Italian: Gisella
The male form is Gisle, known from place names such as Gislaved, a municipality in Sweden.
[edit] Famous Giselas
- Gisela, daughter of Pippin the Younger
- Gisela, daughter of Charlemagne
- Gisela of Burgundy, daughter of Conrad, king of Burgundy
- Giselle of Bavaria, her daughter
- Archduchess Gisela of Austria, daughter to Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Elisabeth of Bavaria, named after Giselle of Bavaria.
- Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian supermodel
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