Gijs

Gijs is a Dutch masculine given name, which is a variant of Gijsbert, derived from the German name Gisbert. The Gis element is derived from gisil, meaning "pledge" or "hostage". The name may refer to:
Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995), Dutch politician
Gijs Bakker (born 1942), Dutch jewelry designer
Gijs Bosch Reitz (1860-1938), Dutch painter
Gijs Damen (born 1979), Dutch swimmer
Gijs van Hall (1904–1977), Dutch politician
Gijs Van Hoecke (born 1991), Belgian cyclist
Gijs van Heumen (born 1952), Dutch field hockey player
Gijs IJlander (born 1947), Dutch writer
Gijs Kuenen (born 1940), Dutch microbiologist
Gijs van der Leden (born 1967), Dutch water polo player
Gijs van Lennep (born 1942), Dutch esquire
Gijs Luirink (born 1983), Dutch footballer
Gijs Ronnes (born 1977), Dutch volleyball player
Gijs Scholten van Aschat (born 1959), Dutch actor
Gijs Steinmann (born 1961), Dutch footballer
Gijs Vermeulen (born 1981), Dutch rower
Gijs de Vries (born 1956), Dutch politician

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Short form of Gijsbert, means: bright pledge.

Gilberto, Gilbert, Gil, Gijsbert

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Gijs Staverman	1966	Dutch television presenter and radio dj
2	Gijs Groenteman	1974	Dutch television presenter and presenter
3	Gijs Wanders	1950	Dutch journalist
4	Gijs van Lennep	1942	Dutch racing driver
5	Gijs de Lange	1956	Dutch actor
6	Gijs Verdick	1994	Cyclist
7	Gijs de Vries	1956	Dutch politician
8	Gijs Tuinman	1979	Dutch soldier who received the Military William Order
9	Gijs Naber	1980	Dutch actor
10	Gijs Bakker	1942	Dutch jewelry designer
11	Gijs Van Hoecke	1991	Belgian racing cyclist
12	Gijs van Aardenne	1930	Dutch politician
13	Gijs Donker	1964	Dutch painter
14	Gijs Scholten van Aschat	1959	Actor
15	Gijs Luirink	1983	Dutch footballer
16	Gijs van Hall	1904	Dutch politician
17	Gijs Leenaars	1978	Dutch conductor
18	Gijs Assmann	1966	Dutch painter
19	Gijs Vermeulen	1981	Dutch rower
20	Gijs Boer	1913
21	Gijs Ronnes	1977	Dutch beach volleyball player
22	Gijs Schreuders	1947	Dutch journalist and politician
23	Gijs Jacobs van den Hof	1889	Dutch sculptor
24	Gijs Jorna	1989
25	Gijs Bosch Reitz	1860	Dutch painter
26	Gijs van Heumen	1952	Dutch field hockey coach
27	Gijs Damen	1979	Swimmer
28	Gijs Kuenen	1940	Dutch microbiologist
29	Gijs Weterings	1965	Dutch field hockey player
30	Gijs Cales	1977	Dutch association football player
31	Gijs Steinmann	1961	Footballer
32	Gijs Levelt	1973
33	Gijs Nass	1920	Dutch football player
34	Gijs IJlander	1947	Dutch writer
35	Gijs van der Leden	1967	Dutch water polo player
36	Gijs Blom	1997	Dutch actor
37	Gijs Andriessen	1957	Dutch composer
38	Gijs Van der Linden		Belgian singer
39	Gijs Küller	1881
40	Gijs Karten	1917
41	Gijs van der Wiel	1918	Dutch civil servant and spokesperson
42	Gijs Stappershoef	1920	Dutch television director (1920-2010)
43	Gijs Trepels	1932	Dutch painter
44	Gijs Hendriks	1938	Dutch composer
45	Gijs Zwaan	1959	Dutch association football player
46	Gijs van Beek
47	Gijs van Hoogevest	1887	Dutch architect
48	Gijs Kind	1972	Dutch rower
49	Robert Gijs	1931	Belgian politician (1931-1999)
50	Gijs Boot	1914	Dutch politician
51	Gijs van Dijk	1980
52	Gijs Nelemans