Gustav Meaning

What does Gustav mean?

The name Gustav is of German and Scandinavian origin.

The meaning of Gustav is "staff of the gods".

It is also of French origin, where its meaning is "royal staff".

Gustav is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Gus-tav.

Gustav is a form of Gustavus. See Gustavus for further details.

Gustav is quite a daring name and a welcome find.

This great little boy name has a natural a positive vibe.

Wrap it up and take it home, Gustav may just be the name you're looking for.

Gustav falls into the royal title name category.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Gustav Bauer, and Gustav Heinemann.

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 3,451 in baby name popularity for boys with 32 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 3,463 in baby name popularity for boys with 32 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

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Gustav is a form of Gustavus.

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Would you like to fingerspell the name Gustav in American Sign Language?

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Be creative with the name Gustav.

Just for fun, see the name Gustav in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

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