Gustav
Gustav is a boy name of Scandinavian origin, meaning Staff of the gods.
What Gustav means
Staff of the gods.
Gustav sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Gustav comes from
Scandinavian names carry Old Norse roots forward into modern Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, often in softened, shortened forms.
Gustav is recorded as Scandinavian in origin. Browse other Scandinavian names.
How popular is Gustav?
You will not find Gustav in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Gustav
We group Gustav under faith and royalty and rule — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Gustav
These share Gustav's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Elizabeth — Pledged to God; God is my oath.
- Lilibet — Pledged to God; a royal pet name.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Cyrus — Sun; lord.
- David — Beloved.
- Declan — Full of goodness; an Irish saint.
- Etienne — Crown, garland.
- Friedrich — Peaceful ruler.
- Gennaro — Devoted; of January.
- Geoffrey — Peace of God.