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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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Since 2023 it has resulted in roughly 25-30 percent savings compared to the cost of heat provided by fossils fuels, says Ludovic Feron, head of the real estate infrastructure department at Gustave Eiffel University.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

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

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

“Salome Dancing before Herod,” the 1876 Gustave Moreau painting, is a deliciously ornate work that inspired the new candle by Rick Owens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

"Oh, but it's not just a social call. Right, Gustave?"

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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