Given name
Gösta
“Geats”·“staff”
In Swedish use, Gösta is used as a form of Gustav.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gösta is a form of Gustav. Gustav is built from elements meaning “Geats” and “staff”.
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Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Gösta is a vernacular form of Gustav. Gustav has been associated with Old Norse and Danish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish use, Gösta is used as a form of Gustav.
The story
In Swedish use, Gösta is a vernacular form of Gustav. The history of Gustav gives this family its wider story. Gustav has historical associations with Scandinavian royalty.
Explained through its name family
Gösta’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Gösta shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form Gautstav. In Swedish usage, Gösta has a related form in Gustav. Gösta is a vernacular form of Gustav.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gösta
- Gösta EkmanSwedish actor (1890–1938)
- Gösta DunkerSwedish footballer and manager (1905-1973)1906–1973
- Gösta PetterssonSwedish road racing cyclistborn 1940
- Gösta Lilliehöökmodern pentathlete (1884–1974)
- Gösta ÅsbrinkGymnast, modern pentathlete (1881–1966)
- Gösta Anderssonwrestler (1917-1975)
- Gösta Runömodern pentathlete (1896-1922)
- Gösta Olsongymnast (1883-1966)
- Gösta ErikssonSwedish rower (1931–2024)
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