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 or f

  1. a male given name
  2. a masculine surname
  3. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine:

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

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

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