Meanings
plural Gustavs · alternative Gustave · alternative Gustavus
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Origin
- Old SwedishGøtstaf
- EnglishGustav
A common royal name in Sweden, from Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautr (“Geat/Goth”) + stafr (“staff”). The oldest record in Sweden dates back to the year 1225 ("Gostauus"). In Peder Swart's chronicle about Gustav Vasa dated in the mid-1500s, the name is spelled Götstaff and is assumed to mean "Staff of the Geats."
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Bengali গুস্তাভ
- গুস্তাভ (gustabh)given name
Bulgarian Гу́став
- Гу́став (Gústav)given name
Chinese Mandarin 古斯塔夫
- 古斯塔夫 (Gǔsītǎfū)given name
Czech Gustav
- Gustavgiven name
Danish Gustav
- Gustavgiven name
Dutch Gustaaf
- Gustaafgiven name
Esperanto Gustavo
- Gustavogiven name
Estonian Gustav, Kustav
- Gustavgiven name
- Kustavgiven name
Finnish Kustaa
- Kustaagiven name
French Gustave
- Gustavegiven name
German Gustav
- Gustavgiven name
Greek Γουσταύος
- Γουσταύος (Goustávos)given name
Hindi गुस्ताव
- गुस्ताव (gustāv)given name
Hungarian Gusztáv
- Gusztávgiven name
Icelandic Gústaf, Gústav
- Gústafgiven name
- Gústavgiven name
Italian Gustavo
- Gustavogiven name
Japanese グスタフ
- グスタフgiven name
Latin Gustavus
- Gustavusgiven name
Latvian Gustavs
- Gustavsgiven name
Norwegian Gustav
- Gustavgiven name
Polish Gustaw
- Gustawgiven name
Portuguese Gustavo
- Gustavogiven name
Russian Густав
- Густавgiven name
Spanish Gustavo
- Gustavogiven name
Swedish Gustav, Gustaf
- Gustavgiven name
- Gustafgiven name
Cite this entry
Gustav. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gustav
“Gustav.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gustav. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gustav,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gustav.
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