Given name
Gissur
Gissur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Original Old NorseGizurr
Meaning & origin
Gissur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Gissur continues an earlier form in Gizurr.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gissur
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