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What does Gus mean?
Gus 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Gus) is of Latin and Celtic origin, and the meaning of Gus is "great, magnificient; one choice". Short form of Augustus or Angus. Literary: in TS Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" (1939), Gus as the name of a cat character is a short form of Asparagus. Also form of August.
STARTS WITH Gu-
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA ANGUS, AUGUSTUS Augy, Gussie, Guus
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gus Lane (G.L.), ..
How popular is Gus?
Gus is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#637 out of 1220, Top 52%) and also a somewhat prominent surname for all people (#85643 out of 150436, Top 57%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gus entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its top position of #130 in the U.S. then, and is presently at #994. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Gus (#994 FROM RECENT DATA) rated in the Top 2000 are August (#170), Augustus (#460), Angus (#1813), Guss, Gussie and Gustav. Other variants, like Guus, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Gus reached its highest during the years 1880-1889 (MEDIAN #407) and has become much less since (#1348, DOWN 54.5%). August is more universally found than the rest, while versions such as Guss have become less contemporary.
Similar Names
Gus▼ is pronounced similarly to Gaius and Gaz. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Gun, Gur and Guy▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Gus.
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