Gailītis
# Gailītis

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

Individuals with the surname include:

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