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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Gustav m. Tribal name Gaut 'Geat, Goth' + Old Icelandic stafr 'staff'.

The name of a a 16th C king of Sweden.

Sweden
Latin
● 1350 Godstauus (nom) SDHK no. 6020, Gyøstauus (nom) ibid. no. 6002, Gødzstauo (dat) ibid. no. 6010, Gøstaff (nom) ibid. no. 6046, Gøstaui (gen) ibid. no. 6015
Old Swedish
● 1383 Gödzstafs (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1918
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gustav". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Gustav.