Gisella
jee-ZELL-ah
Popularity
#4582
Letters
7
Syllables
3
Origin
Germanic
Total Births
1,513
Peak Year
#67 in 2009
First Recorded
1895
Style
Sophisticated & Formal
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
From German, Gisella means 'pledge' or 'hostage', and 'arrow'. The meaning can be debated.
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