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Gustave

American  
[guhs-tahv, gys-tav] / ˈgʌs tɑv, güsˈtav /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “staff of God.”


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Retired four-star Army Gen. Gustave Perna, a logistics expert, joined the company’s board in March and retired Army Brig.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Greens member of parliament Steevy Gustave said he felt like a "robot" repeating the same thing every day.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

In a well-reported case last year, a group of feminist artist-activists vandalised a 19th-Century painting of a woman's vulva by French artist Gustave Courbet, calling it misogynistic.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Whether French Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte was gay is not known, although it is frequently noted that he never married.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

"Royal Fashion Minister Gustave du Polignac," an attendant announces.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton