Gustav

Gustav \gus-tav, gu-st-av\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Gustav is pronounced as GUWSTaaF in German ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Gustav: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"

What is the origin of Gustav?

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Gustav is a Czech, English, French, German, Romanian, and Scandinavian name of Old Norse origin. The name's meaning is staff of the gods, staff of the Goths. Gustavus (Latinized) is an older form of Gustav. The name is of disputed derivation; it could also be of Slavonic origin. From Old Norse, the first element could be from 'got' (god) or 'gautr' (Goth), and the second element 'stafr' (staff). It was a royal name borne by six Swedish kings, starting from Gustav Vasa (1496-1560) who led a rebellion against Danish rule of Sweden and subsequently ruled as Gustav I. Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632) was the king who founded the Swedish Empire. The name was first used by English speakers as early as in the 17th century. The name Gustava meaning of name (German and Scandinavian) is the female equivalent of Gustav. Gustav is a widely used name; it has 25 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English comprise name Gussy origin, Gustaf name (used in German and Scandinavian too), name Gustave (used in French too), Gustavo name popularity (used in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish too), Gustavus meaning, and meaning of Gustus. The contraction Gus meaning and origin (used in Irish, Scandinavian, and Scottish too), and the diminutive form Gussie meaning and origin are other English variants. Foreign variants of Gustav comprise Gustaaf meaning of name (Dutch), Gustaff name popularity (Dutch), Gustavs meaning of name (Latvian), Gustaw name popularity (Polish), baby name Gusti (Czech), short names for Gustik (Czech), nicknames for Gusty (Czech), name Gusztáv meaning (Hungarian), name Guus (Dutch), meaning of Kosti (Finnish), name Kustaa (Finnish), Kyösti name (Finnish), Staaf pronounciation (Dutch), Tabo meaning of name (Spanish), and Tavo name variations (Spanish). Specific foreign variants comprise the contraction Gösta name popularity (Scandinavian), and the diminutive form what does the name Gustl mean (German).

Gustav's language of origin is Slavonic. Goslav (Old Slavic) and Gostislav (Old Slavic) are older forms of the name.

List of baby names that sound like Gustav:

what does the name Gustaaf mean (Dutch), Gustaf meaning (English, German, and Scandinavian), Gustaff name variations (Dutch), Gustave meaning (English and French), Gustaw pronounciation (Polish), name Gusztáv origin (Hungarian), nicknames for Godlef (Dutch), and short names for Gustavo (English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish).

The baby name Gustav fun facts:

The name Gustav in reverse order is "Vatsug".

The numerological value of the name Gustav is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Gustav?

Gustav is not in the top boy names in USA.