Gísli
title: "Gísli" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["icelandic-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names", "faroese-masculine-given-names"] topic_path: "general/icelandic-masculine-given-names" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gísli" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gísli |
| gender | Male |
| meaning | pledge, guarantee, hostage |
| region | Iceland, Faroe Islands |
| origin | Germanic |
| related names | Gisle, Gisela |
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| name = Gísli | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = pledge, guarantee, hostage | region = Iceland, Faroe Islands | origin = Germanic | related names = Gisle, Gisela | footnotes = Gísli () 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 solo musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Gísli S. Einarsson (born 1945), Icelandic politician
- Gísli Guðjónsson (born 1947), Icelandic scientist
- Gísli Halldórsson (1927–1998), Icelandic actor of theatre, radio, film and television
- Gísli Pálsson (born 1949), Icelandic anthropologist and author
- Gisli Sursson, the protagonist of Gísla saga
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