Gustav name meaning
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What does Gustav mean?
Durable and Admired Gustav is used especially in Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Swedish, German, Greenlandic, Finnish and Danish is originated from German, Old Norse and Slavonic and a baby boy name, Gustav means "Goth, Stick, Support or Prosperity".
Gustav is variant of unfading and famous Gustaf. Gustaf is version of predominant and ceaseless Gustav. Also Gustaf is variant of Götstaf. Gustaf is Nordic form of Goslav. Meaning of Gustaf is Staff, God and Stick has its origin in Old Norse.
The name is celebrated on October 7th.
How do I pronounce Gustav?
g(u)-stav is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Gustav. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., gus-tav.
Variants of Gustav
Gustavus, Gustaaf, Gustaf, Götstaf, Goslav, Karlgustav, Gautstafr, Gostislav, Carlgustaf
How popular is the name Gustav?
Gustav was a popular name in Denmark. Over 6326 babies have been named Gustav since 1996. When at the peak of its usage in 2009, 557 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 12nd position.
After 17 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Moreover, the name has been to the top 50 baby names 17 times Also, Gustav was a popular name in Sweden.
Over 6629 babies have been given the moniker in 9 years. At its zenith in 2002, 849 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 14th position. After 9 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.
Additionally, the given name has been in the top 50 baby names 9 times
Gustav is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1880 and was able to reach the top 300 names.
In 1883, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 240 on boy names chart when 99 babies were given the name Gustav. Over 4020 people have been named Gustav in United States.
Gustav is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, although it has been in use since 1997 but could not make beyond the top 2000. There are over 137 babies that have been given the name Gustav in England and Wales.
In France, it has been in use since 1998 and achieved its top ranking of 2370 in 2010. In Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 but could not make beyond the top 800.
In Belgium, it is relatively new, first appeared in 2008.
But Gustav is a popular baby name in Germany where every 1 in 3000 have the name. According to our findings, at least 80000 people have been bestowed Gustav around the globe.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3463 | 33 |
| 2022 | 3671 | 30 |
| 2021 | 3343 | 34 |
| 2020 | 3068 | 37 |
| 2019 | 2760 | 45 |
| 2018 | 3367 | 33 |
| 2017 | 3374 | 33 |
| 2016 | 3768 | 28 |
| 2015 | 4290 | 23 |
| 2014 | 4863 | 19 |
Facts
What numbers say about Gustav?
You know exactly what you want to achieve in life and that's comfort, inner peace, and harmony. You make your own rules. You don't have the will to try and accomplish your wildest dreams because you are scared of failure. They want to be adored and loved by others. You have the ability to think outside the box and predict things before they happen. People have a hard time figuring you out but once they do, they see you are kind-hearted and try to take advantage of your naivety.
Other names similar to Gustav, for would be parents
- Margot means Child of Light or Variant of Margaret is primarily used in German, European and French is originated from Old Greek is a girl name . Pleasing Margot ranked at 358 position in 2018 on baby girl chart in United States
- Kisha - Admired Kisha came from Russian, meaning of Kisha is "Rainfall or Favorite" and is used dominantly in Tamil and English is a unisex name
- Candy - Meaning of Candy is Glowing White, Sweet or Bright used for both sexes and originated from English and African-Ethiopia is used primarily in Telugu and English
- Louella - Unfading and Desirable Louella commonly is used in English, meaning of Louella is "Illustrious or Fighter or Feminine of Louis" and a girl name is of English and German origin
- Solomon - Eternal and Cherished Solomon prevalently is used in Swedish, Finnish and Romanian, meaning of Solomon is "Peace, The Peaceful or Peaceful" has its roots in Hebrew is bestowed upon both boys and girls
Sibling Names for Gustav
Choosing a baby name can be a tough decision, especially when it comes to finding the perfect match for siblings. If you've already named one of your children Gustav or are considering it for your next baby, you might be wondering what other names would complement this distinctive moniker. Here are some sibling names that pair well with Gustav and offer a range of styles and meanings to suit your family's tastes.
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Famous people named Gustav
- Gustav Holst, English composer, arranger and teacher
- Gustav Mahler, Austro-Bohemian late-Romantic composer
- Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor
- Gustav Heinemann, German politician
- Gustav Hugo, German jurist
- Gustav of Vasaborg, son of King Gustavus Adolphus and his mistress Margareta Slots
- Gustav Radde, German naturalist and explorer
- Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann, German physicist known mostly for his literary work
- Gustav Friedrich Waagen, German art historian
- Gustav von Ewers, German legal historian and the founder of Russian legal history as a scholarly discipline
- Gustav Schwab, German writer, pastor and publisher
- Gustav Hartlaub, German physician and ornithologist
- Gustav Spörer, German astronomer
- Gustav Freytag, German novelist and playwright
- Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten, German botanist and geologist
- Gustav Struve, Dr
- Gustav Mützel, org/details/royalnaturalhist01lyderich 'The Royal Natural History']
- Gustav Leberecht Flügel, German orientalist
- Gustav Peichl, Austrian architect
- Gustav Heinrich von Bongard, German botanist, who worked at Saint Petersburg
- Gustav Eduard von Hindersin, Prussian general from Wernigerode
- Gustav Adolph Kenngott, German mineralogist
- Gustav Friedrich Oehler, German theologian
- Gustav Wyneken, German educational reformer
- Gustav Weler, 'doppelgänger' of Adolf Hitler
- Gustav Leonhardt, Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist
- Gustav Henriksen, Norwegian Shipping Executive
- Gustav Cohn, German economist
- Gustav Victor Rudolf Born, FRCP, HonFRCS
- Gustav Karl Laube, Bohemian German geologist and paleontologist
- Gustav Schuft, German gymnast
- Gustav Davidson, poet, writer, and publisher
- Gustav Shpet, Ukrainian and Russian philosopher, psychologist
- Gustav de Vries, Dutch mathematician
- Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald, German-Dutch paleontologist and geologist
- Gustav Frenssen, German novelist
- Gustav Zerffi, Hungarian journalist, revolutionist and spy
- Gustav Oelwein, founder of the city of Oelwein
- Gustav Bergenroth, German historian
- Gustav Lange, German composer known mainly for his melodious salon music for the piano
- Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist
- Gustav Fechner, German philosopher
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German experimental physicist and Nobel Prize winner for his work on inelastic electron collisions
- Gustav Jäger, German naturalist and hygienist
- Gustav Mie, German physicist
- Gustav Zeuner, German physicist, engineer and epistemologist
- Gustav Nossal, distinguished Australian research biologist
- Gustav Trolle, was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden,
- Gustav Bischof, German chemist, born in Nuremberg, Bavaria
- Gustav Andreas Tammann, German astronomer and academic
- Gustav Klimt, Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement
- Gustav Radbruch, German legal scholar and politician
- Gustav I of Sweden, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death
- Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, or 'Gustav IV Adolph' was King of Sweden
- Gustav Meyrink, an Austrian author,
- Gustav Stresemann, German statesman
- Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Swedish Nobleman
- Gustav von Schmoller, leader of the "younger" German historical school of economics
- Gustav Metzger, artist and political activist
- Gustav Bauer, German Social Democratic Party leader and 11th Chancellor of Germany
Lists having Gustav
- Boy names beginning with G
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- German Boy Names
- Norse Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Norwegian Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Popular Boy Names in Denmark (2011)
- Popular Boy Names in Sweden (2018)
- Baby Names that mean Staff
- Baby Names that mean Prosperity
- Baby Names that mean God
- Baby Names that mean Support
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
- Danmarks Statistik, https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/borgere/navne
- SCB- Statistikmyndigheten, https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/population/general-statistics/name-statistics/