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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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He has approvingly quoted Gustave Flaubert’s line that by “gazing down into the black pit at one’s feet, one remains calm.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 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

But homosocial life in late-19th century Paris was the fascinating focus of this show, the first Los Angeles museum survey of Gustave Caillebotte’s paintings in 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

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

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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