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What does Gustav mean?
Gustav 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced GOO-stahv. It is of Scandinavian origin, and the meaning of Gustav is "Goth (or god) staff". From Gotstaff, which derives from Gautr "Goth" or got "god", and stafr "staff". A royal name in Sweden. Composer Gustav Mahler; writer Gustave Flaubert.
STARTS WITH Gu-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, royal (king)
Variations
VARIANTS Gosta, Gus▼, Guss▼, Gussie, Gustaaf, Gustaf, Gustaff, Gustaof, Gustave▼, Gustavo, Gustavus, Gustaw, Gustovo, Gustus, Gusztav, Tavin
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gustav Lance (G.L.), ..
How popular is Gustav?
Gustav is an uncommon given name for males. Gustav is an equally unique last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gustav was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its peak position of #296 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Gustav are Gustavo (#607 LAST YEAR), Gus (#994), Guss, Gussie, Gustaf, Gustave, Gustavus and Tavin. Adoption of these relations of Gustav reached its apex 138 years ago (AVERAGE #911) and has become significantly lower since, with forms such as Gustav going out of style.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Dustan, Gaetan, Gaspar, Gaston, Gaurav, Gautam, Giusto, Gorav, Gourav, Gullan, Gulshan, Gulzar, Gunnar▲, Guntar, Gunter, Gunthar, Guntur, Guto, Guttman, Gutun, Gutyn, Justan and Rustan. These names tend to be more commonly used than Gustav.
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