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.
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1349 Giczle (dat) chlumecky 103;
1356 Hizsle (dat) ibid. 183, p. 29
- ◑ 1356 Hisla (dat) chlumecky 182, p. 29
- France
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- Latin
- ● c1000 Gislę (gen) CartSavII 172;
c1030 Gisla (nom) StVdM-II 714;
1038 Gisle (gen) ibid. 719,
Gislę (gen) ibid. 719;
1135 Gisla (abl) clairvaux-12thc 7
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Ghysla (abl) TradCorb §100;
896 Kisla (nom) 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
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gisela". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Gisela.