At a Glance
- Meaning
- Pledge, bathed/purified
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- GEES-lowg
Gislaug (Gíslaug) is an Old Norse girl's name meaning “pledge, bathed/purified”. It appears in our list of 175+ *Powerful* Norse Girl Names From Viking Lore.
Meaning & Origin of Gislaug (Gíslaug)
Meaning: Pledge, bathed/purified.
Origin: Old Norse.
How to Pronounce Gislaug (Gíslaug)
GEES-lowgIPA /ˈɡiːs.lœyɣ/
Popularity of Gislaug (Gíslaug)
Gislaug (Gíslaug) doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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Similar Names
Thorfrid (Þorfríðr) · Asdis (Ásdís) · Grimhild (Grímhildr) · Aslaug (Áslaug) · Heidrun (Heiðrún) · Yngvild (Yngvildr)
