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Gustava

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Meaning

Staff of the gods

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Origin

Spanish

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English pronunciation

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Published name usage

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PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
United States1942Girls54622Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

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Meaning: Staff of the gods

Oddity Software · licensed source

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Nickname: Ava

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Nickname option: Ava can be used for Gustava. One documented Swedish use is as a short form of Gustava. This conditional relationship is separate from other Ava histories and does not transfer Gustava’s meaning or pronunciation to every Ava. Popularity statistics remain separate. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026). Source: https://isof.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2041530/FULLTEXT01.pdf#page=80. License: Original factual summary; source rights retained (https://isof.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2041530/FULLTEXT01.pdf). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names wrote a brief reverse-relationship summary, retaining conditional and language-specific usage; source passages, images and recordings are not reproduced. Copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof.

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Origin: Spanish

Oddity Software · licensed source

Licensed Oddity Software Baby Names Plus database. Cleaned and matched to this spelling; not independently verified. The source label may describe language, region, or tradition rather than a precise linguistic derivation.

Oddity Software · source

Licensed publication use; not an open-data license

U.S. Social Security Administration

Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration

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