Gustav is a ♂ boy’s name.
Gustav is a name of Old Swedish and Slavic origin, but is particularly common in Scandinavian countries.
Gustav means “staff of the Geats” (from Old Norse “gautr” = Geat/Goth/from Gautland + “stafr” = staff) and “friend”, “glory” in Slavic.
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Gustav is currently ranked #1210 on the name leaderboard.
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