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Gicela
Pronounced gee-SEH-lah /ɡiˈsɛ.lə/Medium
Meaning: Gicela is a Spanish-influenced spelling of Gisela, a Germanic name from gisil, meaning pledge or hostage in the old sense of a noble surety. Borne by medieval royal women, it survives across Europe and Latin America; Gicela is one of its softer, phonetic forms.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Gicela is a phonetic, Spanish-flavored spelling of Gisela, a Germanic name from the root gisil, a pledge. Carried by medieval queens and duchesses, Gisela spread through Europe and into Latin America, taking softer forms like Gisele and Gicela. This spelling appeared lightly in America, mostly in Spanish-speaking families, around the late twentieth century.
Gicela was rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the middle nineteen-nineties, with earlier scattered use, and it did not become common. A girl named Gicela then would be about thirty today.
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What does the name Gicela mean?
It is a Spanish spelling of Gisela, a Germanic name meaning pledge.
How do you pronounce Gicela?
It is said gee-SEH-lah /ɡiˈsɛ.lə/, three syllables stressed in the middle.
Is Gicela a boy or girl name?
Gicela is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Gicela?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-nineties.