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What does Gustaf mean?
Gustaf as a boys' name is of Scandinavian origin, and the name Gustaf means "Goth (or god) staff". Gustaf is an alternate spelling of Gustav (Scandinavian).
STARTS WITH Gu-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian
Variations
VARIANTS Gustaof, Gustaff, Gustaaf
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA GUSTAV Gosta, Gus▼, Guss▼, Gussie, Gustave▼, Gustavo, Gustavus, Gustaw, Gustovo, Gustus, Gusztav
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gustaf Cason (G.C.), ..
How popular is Gustaf?
Gustaf is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#138741 out of 150436, Top 92%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gustaf reached its top rank of #756 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not listed currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Gus (#994 FROM RECENT DATA), Guss, Gussie, Gustav, Gustave, Gustavo (#607) and Gustavus are the popular related forms of Gustaf. Other variants, like Gustus, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Gustaf reached its most widespread a century ago (AVERAGE #775) and is now much lower (#1700, 81% LESS USAGE), with forms like Gustav becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Asaf, Dustan, Gaetan, Gaspar, Gaston, Gautam, Giusto, Gullan, Gulshan, Gulzar, Gunnar▲, Guntar, Gunter, Gunthar, Guntur, Guto, Guttman, Gutun, Gutyn, Justan, Mustafa▲ and Rustan. These names tend to be more frequently used than Gustaf.
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