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