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 [ 1 syll. gus, gu-s ] The boy name Gus is pronounced as GAHS KEY. Gus is used predominantly in English, Irish, Scottish, Greek, and Scandinavian. Its origin is Celtic, Latin, and Old Norse. Gus is a short form (English, Irish, and Scottish) of the name Augustine (English). Gus is also a short form (English, Irish, Scandinavian, and Scottish) of the name Gustaf (English, German, and Scandinavian). Gus is also a short form (English, Irish, and Scottish) of the name August (English, German, Polish, and Scandinavian). Gus is also a short form (Greek) of the name Constantine (English). Gus is also a short form of the name Angus (English, Irish, and Scottish). Gus is also a short form (English, Irish, Scandinavian, and Scottish) of the name Gustav (Czech, French, German, Romanian, and Scandinavian). Gus is rare as a baby boy name. In 1900, 0.074% of baby boys were named Gus. It had a ranking of #174 then. The baby name has suffered a marked fall in popularity since then, and is currently of irregular use. Out of the family of boy names directly related to Gus, August (English, German, Polish, and Scandinavian) was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Gus include Gae (English), Gage (English), Gay (Irish and English), Gaye (English), Gaz (English), Gijs (Dutch), Gui (French), Guy (English and French), Ngai (Vietnamese), Nghi (Vietnamese), Gaio (Italian), Gaius (English), Garric (Scottish), Gazsi (Hungarian), Geka (Russian), Gogos (Greek), Guayo (Spanish), Gussie (English), Gussy (English), and Guus (Dutch). A famous person named Gus is Gus Van Sant, Filmmaker, born 24 July 1953, Louisville, Kentucky. KEY: Pronunciation for Gus: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
