Gustavus is the Latinised form of the male given name Gustav or Gustaf, of Old Swedish origin, used mainly in Scandinavian countries, German-speaking countries , and the Low Countries .
The origin of the name is debated. The name was first recorded in 1225 in Västergötland , Sweden, in the Latin form Gostauus Gødstaui , Gøstaf and Gøzstaf .[ 1] Otto von Friesen suggested that it may derive from a byname meaning "staff of the Göta people " or "support of the (Väst)göta people". Another theory speculates that the name is of Medieval Slavic origin, from Gostislav ,[ 2] ghosti slava Germany and Scandinavia .[ 1] [ 3]
This name has been borne by eight kings of Sweden , starting from Gustav Vasa in the 16th century and including the current king, Carl XVI Gustaf . The name has entered other languages as well. In French it is Gustave Italian , Portuguese , and Spanish it is Gustavo Latinized form is Gustavus Gösta Finnish is Kustaa Icelandic it is written Gústav Gústaf
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Gustavus Abeel (1801–1887), American pastor, missionary, and writerGustavus Adolphus (1594–1632), King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632
Gustavus Adolphus of the Palatinate (1632–1641), last son of Frederick V, Elector PalatineGustavus Aird (1813–1898), Scottish minister of the Free Church of ScotlandGustavus M. Blech (1870–1949), Russian-born American physician, surgeon, and medical educatorGustavus Miller Bower (1790–1864), U.S. Representative from MissouriGustavus Brander (1720–1787), English naturalistGustavus Vaughan Brooke (1818–1866), Irish stage actorGustavus Richard Brown (1747–1804), friend of George Washington, physician, and botanistGustavus Conyngham (1747–1819), Irish-born American merchant sea captainGustavus Wynne Cook (1867–1940), American banker, businessman, and amateur astronomerGustavus Coulson (1879–1901), British Army officer and English recipient of the Victoria CrossGustavus Cox (1870–1958), Barbadian cricketerGustavus De Russy (1818–1891), U.S. Army career officer and American Civil War generalGustavus Cheyney Doane (1840–1892), U.S. Army Cavalry Captain, explorer, and inventorGustavus Esselen (1888–1952), American chemistGustavus A. Finkelnburg (1837–1908), United States representative from Missouri and federal judgeGustavus Fowke (1880–1946), English army officer and first-class cricketerGustavus Fox (1821–1883), U.S. Navy officerGustavus Richard Glenn (1848–1939), American academicGustavus Green (1865–1964), British engineer and contributor to the design of early aircraft engines
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Gustavus Hamilton (disambiguation) , various peopleGustavus Handcock (1693–1751), Irish politicianGustavus Adolphus Henry Sr. (1804–1880), American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from TennesseeGustavus Hesselius (1682–1755), Swedish-American painterGustavus Hines (1809–1873), American missionaryGustavus Detlef Hinrichs (1836–1923), chemist and natural philosopherGustavus Holmes, builder of the Gustavus Holmes House
Gustavus Hume (1730–1812), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandGustavus Hume (British Army officer) (1826–1891), British Army soldier in the Crimean WarGustavus Katterfelto (c. 1743–1799), Prussian conjurer, scientific lecturer, and quackGustavus Kelly (1901–1980), Irish cricketerGustavus Town Kirby (1874–1956), American sports administrator who was president of the Amateur Athletic UnionGustavus Loomis (1789–1872), U.S. Army officerGustavus Hindman Miller (1857–1929), prominent Tennessee merchant, manufacturer, financier, capitalist farmer, authorGustavus Murray (1831–1887), British obstetricianGustavus Myers (1872–1942), American journalist and historian
Gustavus Adolphus Neumann (1807−1886), German-born American newspaper publisherGustavus A. Northcott (1861–1938), Republican President of the West Virginia SenateGustavus Reinhold Nyländer (1776–1825), German Lutheran missionary and linguist who worked in Sierra Leone
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Gustavus Orr (1819–1887), early proponent of the public education system of the U.S. state of GeorgiaGustavus Pike (fl. 1880s), builder of the Gustavus and Sarah T. Pike House
Gustavus G. Prescott, Charleston merchant and builder of the Gustavus G. Prescott House
Gustavus Poznanski (1804–1879), South Carolina cantor and religious leaderGustavus Schmidt (1795–1877), American lawyer and lecturer on Civil Law at the University of LouisianaGustavus Scott (1753–1800), American lawyer who served in legislative capacities in Maryland in the American Revolutionary WarGustavus H. Scott (1812–1882), U.S. Navy officerGustavus Sessinghaus (1838–1887), U.S. Representative from MissouriGustavus Sidenberg (1843–1915), Jewish-American manufacturer and financierGustavus Simmons (born 1930), American cryptographerGustavus Smith (disambiguation) , various peopleGustavus Sniper (1836–1894), German-born Union Army brevet brigadier general in the American Civil WarGustavus Swan (1787–1860), Ohio lawyer and bankerGustavus Franklin Swift (1839–1903), American business executiveGustavus Talbot (1848–1920), British member of parliament and a Coalition Conservative politicianGustavus Trask (1836–1914), governor of Sailors' Snug HarborGustavus von Tempsky (1828–1868), Prussian adventurer, artist, newspaper correspondent, and soldierGustavus Waffelaert (1847–1931), 22nd bishop of Bruges in BelgiumGustavus Waltz (fl. 1732–1759), German bass opera singerGustavus Athol Waterhouse (1877–1950), Australian entomologistGustavus Blin Wright (1830–1898), Canadian pioneer roadbuilder and entrepreneur
See also
^ a b "Namnen Gustav Vasa och Vasaloppet" . Institutet för språk och folkminnen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-01-24 .^ Gösta, Holm (1974). "Namnet Gustav" . Namn och bygd: Tidskrift för nordisk ortnamnsforskning . 62 : 62– 77. ^ Sveriges medeltida personnamn: ordbok. Bd 2 H. 9: Förnamn, F-Hanok, Gunnur-Hakon (in Swedish). Uppsala: Arkivet för ordbok över Sveriges medeltida personnamn. 1990. pp. 527– 571. ISBN 91-88096-00-9
