Gísli

Gísli
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Germanic
Meaning	pledge, guarantee, hostage
Region of origin	Iceland, Faroe Islands
Other names
Related names	Gisle, Gisela

Gísli (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈcistlɪ]) is an Icelandic and Faroese masculine given name. Gisle is the Norwegian variant of the name. Notable people with the name include:

Gisli (contemporary musician), Icelandic musician
Gísli Marteinn Baldursson (born 1972), Icelandic TV host and politician
Gísli S. Einarsson (born 1945), Icelandic politician
Gísli Eyjólfsson (born 1994), Icelandic footballer
Gísli Guðjónsson (born 1947), Icelandic scientist
Gísli Halldórsson (1927–1998), Icelandic actor
Gísli Örn Garðarsson (born 1973), Icelandic actor and director
Gísli Jónsson (1889–1970), Icelandic politician
Gísli Rúnar Jónsson (1953–2020), Icelandic actor
Gísli Konráðsson (1787–1877), Icelandic farmer, folklorist and historian
Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson (born 1999), Icelandic handball player
Gísli Magnússon (1929–2001), Icelandic pianist
Gísli Pálsson (born 1949), Icelandic anthropologist and author
Gisli Sursson, the protagonist of the Gísla saga
Gísli Torfason (1954–2005), Icelandic football defender and goalkeeper
Gísli Þórðarson (born 2004), Icelandic footballer
Gísli Þorláksson, 17th Century Icelandic bishop
Gísli Þorsteinsson (born 1952), Icelandic judoka

See also