Meaning and Origin
What does the name Gustav mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Norway, the name Gustav is of German origin and means "God's Servant".
- According to a user from South Africa, the name Gustav is of German origin and means "Spear of the Gods".
- A user from Sweden says the name Gustav is of Scandinavian origin and means "Staff of the gods".
A royal name in Sweden, traditionally explained (even by Gustav I Vasa himself) as Swedish göt + staf "staff (=support) of the Geats (southern Swedes)". But there is no such name in Old Norse, and Gustav is more probably a Swedish rendering of Old Polish / north-west Slavic Gostislav, from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”).
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Gustav was also found in the following language(s): Czech, Danish, Estonian, Faroese, German, Norwegian, and Swedish