Given name
Gautstav
“Geat”·“staff”
Gautstav is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Original Old NorseGautstafr
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gautstav is built from elements meaning “Geat” and “staff”.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Gautstafr, built from Norwegian Nynorsk gaut + stav.
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Gautstav’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Gautstav shares an earlier linguistic root with Gustav. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Gautstav continues an earlier form in Gautstafr. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Gautstav has a related form in Gjøsta.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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