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
- ● c823 Gysla (nom) irminon-vol2 17, Ved;
 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;
 1025 Gisilae (gen) UrkStyria 44,
 Gislę (gen) ibid. 43;
 1028 Gisilae (gen) ibid. 45;
 1036 Gisile (gen) ibid. 49;
 1041 Gisile (gen) quix-vol1 59;
 1147 Gisila (nom) mairhofer XXIV,
 Gisile (nom) ibid. XXVI;
 1151 Gisila (nom) ibid. XXXVII;
 1303 Gysla (nom) BremUrk2 no. 29,
 Gysle (gen) ibid. no. 29
 
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Gesella (nom) BBC-Berg 991,
 Gisla (nom) ibid. 6
 
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 882 Gislam (acc) OrkGZ no. 59
 
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Gisela". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Gisela.