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The first element of this Germanic name comes from Gothic #alls# "all" or from Gothic #alhs# (#alah# in Old High German) "temple." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from #gis# (the original form was possibly #gîs#), but we don't exactly know where #gis# itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities. It might come from Gallo-Celtic #gaiso# "spear" (see GAISERIC) or it might be a short form of #gisel#, which means "hostage" or "pledge" (see GISELLE). Alagis was the name of a 7th-century king of the Lombards.