Gustav, also spelled Gustaf (/ˈɡʊstɑːv/, Swedish:[ˈɡɵ̂sːtav]), is a male
given name of likely
Old Swedish origin, used mainly in
Scandinavian countries,
German-speaking countries, and the
Low Countries, possibly meaning "staff of the
Geats or
Goths or gods", possibly derived from the
Old Norse elements Gautr ("Geats"), Gutar/Gotar ("Goths") or goð ōs ("gods"), and stafr ("staff"). Another etymology speculates that the name may be of Medieval
Slavic origin, from the name Gostislav, a compound word for "glorious guest", from the Medieval Slavic words gosti ("guest") and slava ("glory") and was adopted by migrating groups north and west into
Germany and
Scandinavia. This name has been borne by eight
Kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century
Gustav Vasa and the current king,
Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa.
The name has entered other languages as well. In
French it is Gustave; in
Italian,
Portuguese, and
Spanish it is Gustavo. The
Latinized form is Gustavus. A side-form of the name in Swedish is Gösta. The name in
Finnish is Kustaa, while in
Icelandic it is written Gústav or Gústaf.
Gustaf, Gustavo, Gistav, Gostislav,
Gustl,
Kustas, Kustaa
People
Royalty and nobility
Sweden
Gustav I (1496–1560), King of Sweden 1523–1560, whose reign marked the end of the
Kalmar Union and the beginning of Swedish independence; founder of the Vasa dynasty
Gustav II Adolf (1594–1632), or Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden 1611–1632, praised military leader during the
Thirty Year War, sometimes referred to as the "Father of modern warfare" or "The Lion of the North"
Gustav III (1746–1792), King of Sweden 1771–1792, who highly influenced the arts of Sweden during the Neo-Classical era and who temporarily reinstated absolute monarchy
Gustav Kirchhoff (1824–1887), German
physicist who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and black-body radiation
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Gustav, also spelled Gustaf (/ˈɡʊstɑːv/, Swedish:[ˈɡɵ̂sːtav]), is a male
given name of likely
Old Swedish origin, used mainly in
Scandinavian countries,
German-speaking countries, and the
Low Countries, possibly meaning "staff of the
Geats or
Goths or gods", possibly derived from the
Old Norse elements Gautr ("Geats"), Gutar/Gotar ("Goths") or goð ōs ("gods"), and stafr ("staff"). Another etymology speculates that the name may be of Medieval
Slavic origin, from the name Gostislav, a compound word for "glorious guest", from the Medieval Slavic words gosti ("guest") and slava ("glory") and was adopted by migrating groups north and west into
Germany and
Scandinavia. This name has been borne by eight
Kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century
Gustav Vasa and the current king,
Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa.
The name has entered other languages as well. In
French it is Gustave; in
Italian,
Portuguese, and
Spanish it is Gustavo. The
Latinized form is Gustavus. A side-form of the name in Swedish is Gösta. The name in
Finnish is Kustaa, while in
Icelandic it is written Gústav or Gústaf.
Gustaf, Gustavo, Gistav, Gostislav,
Gustl,
Kustas, Kustaa
People
Royalty and nobility
Sweden
Gustav I (1496–1560), King of Sweden 1523–1560, whose reign marked the end of the
Kalmar Union and the beginning of Swedish independence; founder of the Vasa dynasty
Gustav II Adolf (1594–1632), or Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden 1611–1632, praised military leader during the
Thirty Year War, sometimes referred to as the "Father of modern warfare" or "The Lion of the North"
Gustav III (1746–1792), King of Sweden 1771–1792, who highly influenced the arts of Sweden during the Neo-Classical era and who temporarily reinstated absolute monarchy
Gustav Kirchhoff (1824–1887), German
physicist who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and black-body radiation
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.