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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Gisel m. Old High German gīsal 'pledge, hostage'.

Germany
Latin
● c1006x1020 Gizelo (nom) quix-vol1 22
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gisel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Gisel.