Given name · Russian · Ukrainian
Густав
“of the staff of the gods”
Густав is used as a given name.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Gustav.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Густав is Gustav written in Cyrillic. In English use, Gustav is a variant of Gustave. One Scandinavian interpretation is “of the staff of the gods.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Густав is Gustav written in Cyrillic. This spelling has been associated with Old Norse and Danish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Густав’s family of names
In Russian usage, Густав has a conventional equivalent in the German form Gustav. In Russian usage, Густав has a transliteration in Gustav. In Russian usage, Густав has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gustave.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Густав has relatives in 5 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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