Gustavus

Gustavus is the Latinised form of the male given name Gustav or Gustaf, of likely Old Swedish origin, used mainly in Scandinavian countries, German-speaking countries, and the Low Countries, possibly meaning "staff of the Geats or Goths or gods", possibly derived from the Old Norse elements ("Geats"), / ("Goths") or ("gods"), and ("staff"). Another etymology speculates that the name may be of Medieval Slavic origin, from the name Gostislav, a compound word for "glorious guest", from the Medieval Slavic words ("guest") and ("glory") and was adopted by migrating groups north and west into Germany and Scandinavia. This name has been borne by eight Kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century Gustav Vasa and the current king, Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa. The name has entered other languages as well. In French it is ; in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish it is Gustavo. A side form of the name in Swedish is Gösta. The name in Finnish is , while in Icelandic it is written or . A-G Gustavus Abeel (1801–1887), American pastor, missionary, and writer Gustavus Adolphus (1594–1632), King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 Gustavus Adolphus Day, celebrating the king Gustavus Adolphus pastry, named for the king Gustavus Adolphus College, named for the king Gustavus Adolphus of the Palatinate (1632–1641), last son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine Gustavus Aird (1813–1898), Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland Gustavus M. Blech (1870–1949), Russian-born American physician, surgeon, and medical educator Gustavus Miller Bower (1790–1864), U.S. Representative from Missouri Gustavus Brander (1720–1787), English naturalist Gustavus Vaughan Brooke (1818–1866), Irish stage actor Gustavus Richard Brown (1747–1804), friend of George Washington, physician, and botanist Gustavus Conyngham (1747–1819), Irish-born American merchant sea captain Gustavus Wynne Cook (1867–1940), American banker, businessman, and amateur astronomer Gustavus Coulson (1879–1901), British Army officer and English recipient of the Victoria Cross Gustavus Cox (1870–1958), Barbadian cricketer Gustavus De Russy (1818–1891), U.S. Army career officer and American Civil War general Gustavus Cheyney Doane (1840–1892), U.S. Army Cavalry Captain, explorer, and inventor Gustavus Esselen (1888–1952), American chemist Gustavus A.