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Gustav
Gustav
Czech
Etymology
From Swedish Gustav, probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”).
Proper noun
Gustav m
- A male given name, cognate to Gustav.
Danish
Etymology
From Swedish Gustav, probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”).
Proper noun
Gustav
- A male given name of Swedish origin.
Estonian
Etymology
From Swedish Gustav, probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”).
Proper noun
Gustav
- A male given name of Swedish origin.
Related terms
Faroese
Etymology
From Swedish Gustav, probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ,
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊs.tav/
Proper noun
Gustav m
- A male given name.
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Gustav: Gustavsson
- daughter of Gustav: Gustavsdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Gustav |
| Accusative | Gustav |
| Dative | Gustavi |
| Genitive | Gustavs |
German
Etymology
From Swedish Gustav, probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”).
Proper noun
Gustav
- A male given name of Swedish origin.
Norwegian
Etymology
From Swedish Gustav, probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”).
Proper noun
Gustav
- A male given name of Swedish origin.
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Gustaf
- Göstaf (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Swedish Gøtstaf, probably from Slavic (compare Old Polish Gościsław, Goscław, Czech Hostislav), from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”). First recorded as Swedish given name in 1521.
Proper noun
Gustav
- A male given name.
Usage notes
- Royal name, and popular given name in Sweden since the sixteenth century.
Related terms
- (male given names) Gösta
- (female given names) Gustava
- (surnames) Gustafsson, Gustavsson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 80 029 males with the given name Gustav (compared to 43 816 named Gustaf) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.