GUSTAV  

Gender: M
Origin: Teutonic
Meaning: "staff of the Goths"

Gray-bearded name heard primarily in Sweden and Germany.

International Variations:
Gusti, Gustik, Gusty (Czech) Gustaof (Danish) Gustaff, Gustaaf, Staff (Dutch) Kustaa, Kyösti, Kosti, Kusti (Finnish) Gusztav (Hungarian) Gustavus (Latvian) Gustave (Polish) Gustavo, Tavo, Tabo (Spanish)

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