A pledge or hostage
Jisela is a rare phonetic variant of the Germanic name Giselle. It stems from the Old High German word 'gisil', which historically referred to a person held as a pledge or a noble child sent to be raised in a foreign court to ensure peace.
Less common today
Jisela isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,778 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Queen of Hungary and Catholic saint
Daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth
