Gisela
f.
Old High German gīsal 'pledge, hostage'.
The name of a 10th C queen consort of the Franks and an 11th C queen consort of Hungary.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1135 Gisla (abl) clairvaux-12thc 7
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x75 Ghysla (abl) TradCorb §100;
896 Kisla quix-vol1 6;
1041 Gisile (gen) ibid. 59;
1147 Gisila (nom) mairhofer XXIV,
Gisile (nom) ibid. XXVI;
1151 Gisila (nom) ibid. XXXVII
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Gisla (nom) BBC-Berg 6
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gisela". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Gisela.