Gustaw

Polish

Etymology

From Swedish Gustav.

A royal name in Sweden, traditionally explained (even by Gustav I Vasa himself) as Swedish göt + staf (“staff”, literally “support (of the Geats, southern Swedes)”)". But there is no such name in Old Norse, and Gustav is more probably a Swedish rendering of Old Polish / north-west Slavic Gostislav, from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡus.taf/

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• Rhymes: -ustaf
• Syllabification: Gus‧taw

Proper noun

Gustaw m pers

1. a male given name
2. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Gustaw

	singular	plural
nominative	Gustaw	Gustawowie
genitive	Gustawa	Gustawów
dative	Gustawowi	Gustawom
accusative	Gustawa	Gustawów
instrumental	Gustawem	Gustawami
locative	Gustawie	Gustawach
vocative	Gustawie	Gustawowie

Proper noun

Gustaw f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname