Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Icelandic Pronounced Pron. GUI-LYARR-LAW-SON [key] Meaning & History The name Gyljárlaugsson combines two Icelandic words, "gylja" meaning "to roar" and "laug" meaning "hot spring". Therefore, the name Gyljárlaugsson could be interpreted as "son of the roaring hot spring".