Gautstav

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • Gjøsta

Etymology

gaut +‎ stav; from Old Norse Gautstafr, from gautr (“Geat”) +‎ stafr (“staff”). Doublet of Gustav. Cognates include Icelandic Gautstafur and Swedish Gösta(v), Gustav.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɡœʊstav/

Proper noun

Gautstav m (definite Gautstaven)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse
    • 1928, Sturla Þorðarson, Kr. Audne, transl., Soga um Håkon Håkonsson, page 228:
      Åt hertugen fekk dei ein annan hest, som het Gautstav.
      To the duke, they got an other horse, with the name Geatstaff.

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Gautstav”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn, →ISBN

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