English
Gustave
Gustave comes from Swedish Gustav, and goes back to Old Swedish Gøtstaf.
- Old SwedishmodernGøtstaf
- SwedishmodernGustav
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGustave
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old SwedishmodernGøtstaf
- SwedishmodernGustav
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGustave
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
French form of Swedish royal name Gustav; see Gustav for more.
Every English word from Old Swedish Gøtstaf
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Gustav.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Swedish Gøtstaf / Gustave