Gísli

Gísli is a male Icelandic given name.

Origin and meaning

Gísli is derived from Old Norse gísl "guarantee, pledge", "hostage" or geisli "beam", "rod (part of a pole weapon )".

The name is one of the 20 most popular male given names in Iceland.

variants

• Gislenus - Latin
• Gisle - Norwegian
• Gislo - Latin

Name bearer

• Gísli , one of the protagonists in the Gísla saga
• Gísli Brynjúlfsson (1827–1888), Icelandic writer
• Gísli Halldórsson (1927–1998), Icelandic actor
• Gísli Jónsson (~ 1515–1587), Bishop of Skálholt in Iceland
• Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson (* 1999), Icelandic handball player
• Gísli Oddsson (1593–1638), Bishop of Skálholt
• Gísli Pálsson (* 1949), Icelandic author and university lecturer

See also

• Gíslason
• Gísladóttir

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nordicnames: GISL
2. ^ Statistics Iceland