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What does Guss mean?
Guss 
▼ as a boys' name has its roots in Latin and Scandinavian, and the name Guss means "great, magnificient; one choice; Goth (or god) staff". Guss is an alternate form of August (Latin): the feminine version. Guss is also a form of Augustus (Latin). Guss is also used as a form of Gus (Latin, Celtic), and a form of Gustav (Scandinavian).
STARTS WITH Gu-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, great
Variations
VARIANT Guus
RELATED FORMS VIA AUGUST, AUGUSTUS, GUS, GUSTAV Augy, Gosta, Gussie, Gustaf, Gustaw, Gustus
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Guss Stetson (G.S.), ..
How popular is Guss?
Guss is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular last name for all people (#11660 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Guss reached its highest rank of #528 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Guss listed in the Top 2000 are August (#170 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Augustus (#460), Gus (#994), Gussie, Gustaf and Gustav. Usage of these forms of Guss was well-received a century ago (AVERAGE #449) and has become significantly reduced since (#1374, ▼54.7%), with forms such as Guss becoming less fashionable. August is the most fashionable birth name in this list.
Similar Names
Guss▼ is alike in pronunciation to Gaius and Gaz. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cass, Gun, Gunn, Gur, Guri, Guto, Guy▼, Jess▼, Joss, Kass, Moss, Ross▼ and Russ▼. These names tend to be more frequently used than Guss.
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