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 [ 2 syll. gus-taf, gu-st-af ] The boy name Gustaf is pronounced as GUWSTaaF KEY. Gustaf is largely used in the English, German, and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Old Norse. The name is of the meaning staff of the gods, staff of the Goths. Gustavus (Latinized) is an older form of Gustaf. The name is of disputed origin; the first element could be from 'got' (god) or 'gautr' (Goth), and the second element 'stafr' (staff). The name was borne by six Swedish kings, starting from Gustav Vasa (1496-1560) who led a rebellion against Danish rule of Sweden. The name Gustava (German and Scandinavian) is the female equivalent of Gustaf. The name Gustaf is used to a great extent; it has 24 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of Gustaf used in English include Gussy, Gustave (used in French as well), Gustavus, and Gustus. The short form Gus (used in Irish, Scandinavian, and Scottish as well), and the pet form Gussie are other English variants. Foreign variants of Gustaf include Gösta (Scandinavian), Gustaaf (Dutch), Gustaff (Dutch), Gustav (Czech, French, German, Romanian, and Scandinavian), Gustavo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Gustavs (Latvian), Gustaw (Polish), Gusti (Czech), Gustik (Czech), Gusty (Czech), Gusztáv (Hungarian), Kosti (Finnish), Kustaa (Finnish), Kyösti (Finnish), Staaf (Dutch), Tabo (Spanish), and Tavo (Spanish). Another foreign variant is the pet form Gustl (German). Gustaf is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1905, 0.006% of baby boys were given the name Gustaf. Its ranking then was #867. The baby name has since declined in popularity, and is now of very light use. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Gustaf, Gustavo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Gustaf include Gustaaf (Dutch), Gustaff (Dutch), Gustav (Czech, French, German, Romanian, and Scandinavian), Godlef (Dutch), Gustave (English and French), Gustavo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Gusztáv (Hungarian). KEY: Pronunciation for Gustaf: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"   |
