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What does Gustave mean?
Gustave 
▼ as a boys' name is of Scandinavian derivation, and Gustave means "Goth (or god) staff". Gustave is a French form of Gustav (Scandinavian).
STARTS WITH Gu-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA GUSTAV Gosta, Gussie, Gustaaf, Gustaf, Gustaff, Gustaof, Gustavo, Gustavus, Gustaw, Gustovo, Gustus, Gusztav
FEMININE FORM Gustava
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gustave Storm (G.S.), ..
How popular is Gustave?
Gustave is an uncommon given name for men but a very popular last name for all people (#28194 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gustave reached its top position of #240 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Gustave are Gustavo (#607 FROM RECENT DATA), Gussie, Gustaf, Gustav and Gustavus. Other variants, like Gustaof, are seldom used. These relations of Gustave reached the height of their popularity in the 1880s (AVERAGE #923) and are now significantly less popular, with versions like Gustav falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Eustace, Gaetane, Gastone (see Gaston), Guntar and Octave. Like Gustave, these names are not commonly used.
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