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Gisella

English translation/equivalent: Gisella

Origin: Name of Germanic origin formed from gisil, diminutivo of gaiza "arrow, lance." May also be the diminutive of names such as Adalgisa or Gismonda.

Name Day/Onomastico: May 7—in memory of the Blessed Gisella of Baviera, wife of Stefano of Hungary.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Adalgisa, Gismonda

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