Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "pledge, hostage" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesgisl(Frankish) gisal(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsGisela(Dutch) Giselle, Gisselle(English) Ghislain, Ghislaine, Ghyslaine, Gisèle, Ghyslain, Giselle(French) Gisela(German) Gisila, Gislenus, Gislin(Germanic) Gizella(Hungarian) Gisella(Italian) Gisela, Gisele(Portuguese) Gisela(Spanish) Same Spellinggīslaz 2 Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 179. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 135.