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Name Gisela

Meaning:

hostage, pledge

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About the name Gisela in particular

Gender:	female
Languages of use:	German
Short forms:	Gisa
Topics:	Asteroid 352 Gisela, discovered 1893, diameter 20.27 km, period 7.490 years
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Gisèle, Gisella, Isela, Gela, Gioele, Gisa, Giselle, Gísli, Godela, Griselda Details

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About Gisela, the group of names with the same origin as Gisela

Meaning/translation:	hostage, pledge
Language of origin:	Old High German
Words:	gisal = the pledge, the hostage Old High German
Topics:	Words
Variants' top ranks:	14:Gisela Germany 2005, 134:Giselle USA 2009, 367:Gisselle USA 2000
Name variants:	Gisa, Gisela, Gisèle, Gisella, Giselle, Gisselle Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Gisela

Series	Graph	Rankings
Germany prevalence		2005 14
Spain		2009 81