Gailītis

Gailītis (feminine: Gailīte) is a Latvian masculine surname, a diminutive of the word gailis, meaning "rooster/cockerel".

Individuals with the surname include:


 * (1900–1980), Latvian politician
 * (bon 1949), Latvian theatre director
 * Jānis Gailītis (born 1985), Latvian basketball player and coach
 * Kārlis Gailītis (1936–1992), Latvian Lutheran archbishop
 * (1882–1942), Latvian politician
 * (1869—1943), Latvian Lutheran clergyman, politician and public figure