Meaning 
The name Gisli has the following meaning: Old German for "Pledge" or "Hostage". It is the name of a famous 19th-century ballet in which the heroin, a peasant girl, was betrayed by a noble suitor. Currently identified with the supermodel Gisele Bundchen.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Gisli is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Gisli for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Giselle, of which the name Gisli is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Gisli and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gisli: Boys - Godfrey, Helmer, Hilliard, Orland, Pershing, Werner, Willam, Girls - Adelaide, Etta, Henrietta, Lana, Leoda, Leona, Mina, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma
Variants 
The name Gisli is a variant of Giselle. Other popular variants of the name Giselle are: Ghisele, Ghisella, Gisela (Slavic), Giselda (German), Gisele, Gisella (French), Gisilberhta, Gisli, Gisselle (French), Gizela, Gizella, Gizi (Hungarian), Gizike (Hungarian), Gizus (Hungarian)
Style 
We think the name Gisli should fall under the following style category: French. See other French girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gisli to be: A pretty, dark-haired dancer who is very gracefulIn one word, you might describe Gisli as a(n) " graceful" person. See other "graceful" names for girls.
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