Gustava - Meaning of Gustava

What does Gustava mean?

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Gustava

[ 3 syll. gus-ta-va, gu-st-ava ] The baby girl name Gustava is pronounced as GuwSTAAVAH †. Gustava has its origins in the Old Norse language. It is used largely in German and Scandinavian. The meaning of Gustava is 'staff of the gods, staff of the Goths'. It is derived from got which means 'god' ; gautr 'Goth' ; stafr 'staff'. Gustava is the feminine version of the Czech, English, French, German, Romanian, and Scandinavian Gustav.

Forms of Gustava include the names Gust, Gusta, Gustaafa, Gustavah, Gustha, Guusa, and Tava.

See also the related categories, god, scandinavian, and german.

Gustava is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Gustava include Gustavah, Godiva, Godivah, Godyva, Godyvah, and Gustaafa.

† English pronunciation for Gustava: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"