Giselda
German
"pledge, hostage"
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Updated Wed Feb 04 2026
Giselda Origin and Meaning
Variation of Giselle
Famous People Named Giselda
- Giselda Castrini (b. 1945)Italian actress
- Giselda Volodi (b. 1959)Italian actress
The name Giselda in Pop Culture
- Giseldaheroine in Barbara Cartland's book The Mysterious Maid,Servant
- Giseldasong by Ultraje a Rigor
- This is the DutchGerman, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselhild, a Germanic name derived from gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
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