GISL

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

1) *gīsala- = 'pledge', 'hostage'
1) *gīsila- = 'pledge', 'hostage'
3) *gīsala- = 'descendant', 'offspring'
3) *gīsila- = 'descendant', 'offspring'

Proto-Norse

2) *gīslaz = 'shaft' (of an arrow)

Old Norse

1) gísl = 'pledge', 'hostage'
2) geisli = 'ray', 'pole' (part of a weapon)'
2) gísli = 'pole'

Old High German

1) gisal = 'pledge', 'hostage'
1) gīsal = 'pledge', 'hostage'
2) gisel = 'shaft' (of an arrow)

Langobardic

2) gisil = 'shaft' (of an arrow)
2) gīsil = 'shaft' (of an arrow)
2) gísil = 'shaft' (of an arrow)

Related Names

See Geisli, Ghislain, Gísli, Gilli, Gilsi, Gisela, Jessa

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see *Aþa-gíslaR
ALA	see Algísl
ALF	see Algísl
ANA	see Ásl
ANN	see Gíslíana
ANU	see Ásl
AR	see Árgils
ARN	see Arngísl
AS	see Ansugīslaz (Norse) and Ansigisil (German)
AUD	see Auðgísl
BJÖRT	see Gisilberht (German)
BORG	see Giselberga (German)
EIN	see Æivísl
EIR	see Ärngils (German)
EY	see *Eygísl and Gísley
FRID	see Gisalfrid (German)
HALL	see Hallgils
HEID	see Giselheid (German)
HER	see Hergils
HROD	see Hróðgísl
JOR	see *Jurgis (Norse)
LAUG	see *Gísllaug
LIN	see Gíslína
LIND	see Gislinde (German)
MAR	see Giselmar (German)
MÓR	see Mógils
MUND	see Gísmundr
NY	see Gíslný
RUN	see Gíslrún and *Rúngils
SIG	see Sigurgísli
STEIN	see Gísstæinn and Stæingísl
TEIN	see Gilstein
UNN	see Gíslunn
VI	see Vígísl
ÖL	see Algísl
ÞOR	see Þórgísl

First Element Forms

Gil- Gils-
Gis- Gís- Gisil- *Gísl-
Git-
Jes-

Last Element Forms

-els -es
-gil -gils
-gisil
-gisl -gísl -gíslaR -gīslaR -gīslaz
-gjuls
-il -ils
-is -ísl -ísla
-ius
-juls -jus
-ls
-sel -sl
-vísl