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, translated by Kr. Audne, 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 (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN