Gustav
m.
Tribal name Gaut 'Geat, Goth' + Old Icelandic stafr 'staff'.
The name of a a 16th C king of Sweden.
- Sweden
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- 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 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Gustav.