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Gustavus

American  
[guh-stey-vuhs, -stah-] / gʌˈsteɪ vəs, -ˈstɑ- /

noun

  1. a male given name, Latinized form of Gustave.


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The previous sale record for a Carriera painting was £421,250, for a portrait of Irish soldier and politician Gustavus Hamilton sold in New York in 2002, Cheffins said.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2025

Roy Owen Haynes was born March 13, 1925 in Roxbury, Mass. His parents, Gustavus and Edna Haynes, had moved to the area from Barbados.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2024

Episodes like these occur too regularly, said Jon Grinnell, associate professor of biology and a bison expert at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota.

From New York Times Jun. 5, 2024

The 120-acre plot that includes over a dozen formal gardens and restored natural areas has been renamed “The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 12, 2021

John Joyce worked for Swift & Company, named after its founder, Gustavus Franklin Swift, a man who demanded and respected excellence.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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