# Gustav

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,987

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

## Etymology
A common royal name in Sweden, from Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautr (“Geat/Goth”) + stafr (“staff”). The oldest record in Sweden dates back to the year 1225 ("Gostauus"). In Peder Swart's chronicle about Gustav Vasa dated in the mid-1500s, the name is spelled Götstaff and is assumed to mean "Staff of the Geats."

## Easily confused with
- **gusts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gustav-vs-gusts)
- **gusto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gustav-vs-gusto)
- **gusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gustav-vs-gusty)
- **Gustave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gustav-vs-gustave)
- **gust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gust-vs-gustav)
- **Gupta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gupta-vs-gustav)
- **guitar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guitar-vs-gustav)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggustav`, `gsutav`, `gusatv`, `gusstav`, `gustavv`, `gusttav`, `gustva`, `gutsav`, `ugstav`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gustav