Around the globe, Gissur (Gissur 
) is a very rare male forename. The given name Gissur is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Iceland, where it is quite a rare masculine name.
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| Gissur | Iceland, Canada, United States |
| gissur teitsson icelandic nobleman (b. 940) |
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| gissur ísleifsson Icelandic priest, IS (b. 1042) |
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| gissur hallsson (b. 1125) |
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gissur þorvaldsson Icelandic chief, IS (b. 1208) |
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| gissur einarsson Icelandic bishop, IS (b. 1512) |
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| gissur ólafur erlingsson Icelandic translator (1909-2013), IS (b. 1909) |
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| gissur erlingsson IS (b. 1974) |
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| gissur svarte |
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Þór, Petursson, Helguson, Simonarson, Rúnarsson, Gissurarson, ºnarsson, Þorvaldsson, Steinarsson, Kolbeinsson, Kristinsson, Kristjansson, Gunnarsson, Kristjánsson, and Skarphedinsson