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Gussie - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gussie

[ 2 syll. gus-sie, gu-ss-ie ] The boy name Gussie is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is GAHSiy KEY. Gussie is largely used in the English language, and its origin is Celtic, Latin, and Old Norse.

Gussie is an English pet form of the name Gustaf (English, German, and Scandinavian).

Gussie is also an English pet form of the name August (English, German, Polish, and Scandinavian).

Gussie is also an English pet form of the name Angus (English, Irish, and Scottish).

Gussie is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1910, 0.007% of baby boys were given the name Gussie. It ranked at #799 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity, and is now of irregular use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Gussie, August (English, German, Polish, and Scandinavian) was the most widely used. In the past century Gussie has mostly been a girl name. In 1911, the name Gussie was given to 10 times as many girls than boys.

Baby names that sound like Gussie include Gussy (English), Gaio (Italian), Gaius (English), Garric (Scottish), Gazsi (Hungarian), Geka (Russian), Gogos (Greek), Guayo (Spanish), Gyözö (Hungarian), Nghia (Vietnamese), Gae (English), Gage (English), Gay (Irish and English), Gaye (English), Gaz (English), Gijs (Dutch), Gui (French), Gus (English, Irish, Scottish, Greek, and Scandinavian), Guy (English and French), and Gyula (Hungarian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Gussie: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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