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gustav

/ɡˈʊstɑf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
gus-tav
IPA
/ɡˈʊstɑf/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Etymology

A common royal name in Sweden, from Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautr (“Geat/Goth”) + stafr (“staff”). The oldest record in Sweden dates back to the year 1225 ("Gostauus"). In Peder Swart's chronicle about Gustav Vasa dated in the mid-1500s, the name is spelled Götstaff and is assumed to mean "Staff of the Geats."

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Gustavs (plural) Gustave (alternative) Gustavus (alternative)

Derived Forms

Gus

Questions

How do you pronounce gustav?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈʊstɑf/.
What does gustav mean?
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Where does gustav come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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