The baby name Gisella is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced jih-ZEL-ə (English) — /dʒɪˈzɛlə/; Italian: /dʒiˈzɛlla/.
Gisella is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Gisella is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced jih-ZEL-ə (English) — /dʒɪˈzɛlə/; Italian: /dʒiˈzɛlla/.
Gisella is Germanic in Origin.
Gisella is the Italian form of Gisela/Giselle, from Old High German gīsal, meaning “pledge” or “hostage,” a term that also carried the sense of a trusted guarantor or noble pledge within early Germanic law. By extension, the name has been read as “one given in trust” or “pledge of peace.”
Medieval usage spread through the courts of the Franks and Bavaria, notably via Saint Gisela, a Bavarian princess and queen consort of Hungary; her legacy fostered the Hungarian form Gizella. Variants include German and Spanish/Portuguese Gisela, French Gisèle/Giselle, Polish and Czech Gizela, and English Giselle; diminutives range from Gigi and Zella to Hungarian Gizi. The 19th century’s fascination with medieval themes, capped by the 1841 ballet Giselle, revived the family of names in Western Europe, while Gisella remains a graceful, traditional choice in Italy and among Italian diasporas.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| EC | 0 | #119 | 3 | 2,502 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #160 | 6 | 5,526 | |
| UY | 0 | #174 | 9 | 2,477 | |
| AR | 0 | #188 | 6 | 2,915 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #195 | 45 | 3,650 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #207 | 18 | 7,146 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| PE | 0 | #234 | 77 | 6,350 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #244 | 8 | 6,592 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #255 | 6,420 | 9,415 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 2017 | #291 | 6 | 3,011 |
| France | Girls | 1971 | #308 | 4 | 1,352 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #346 | 1,116 | 14,861 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| CL | 0 | #373 | 39 | 6,867 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #396 | 117 | 6,731 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #422 | 199 | 8,289 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| CO | 0 | #428 | 53 | 7,768 | |
| MX | 0 | #441 | 5 | 8,339 | |
| IT | 0 | #446 | 296 | 4,183 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #451 | 31 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #481 | 52 | 11,342 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #491 | 420 | 14,098 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #557 | 729 | 16,140 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #725 | 14 | 3,895 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #808 | 31 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #876 | 108 | 5,561 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #887 | 30 | 8,487 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #907 | 35 | 12,708 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #907 | 49 | 5,933 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,121 | 63 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,422 | 50 | 10,046 |
Gisella is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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