Gus

See also: gus, GUS, guş, and Guś

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of Agustus. From the Latin name Augustus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʌs/
• Rhymes: -ʌs

Proper noun

Gus

1. A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.

Etymology 2

Clipping of Gustav, Gustave, Gustavus. From the Swedish name Gustav.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʌs/
• Rhymes: -ʌs

Proper noun

Gus

1. A diminutive of the male given name Gustav and its variants.

Derived terms

• grumpy Gus
• Guston (Kentucky)

Etymology 3

From Gu +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuːz/
• Rhymes: -uːz

Proper noun

Gus

1. plural of Gu

Anagrams

• GSU, sug, ugs

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡus/
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: Gus
• Homophones: GUS, guz, Guz

Proper noun

Gus m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Gus

	singular	plural
nominative	Gus	Gusowie
genitive	Gusa	Gusów
dative	Gusowi	Gusom
accusative	Gusa	Gusów
instrumental	Gusem	Gusami
locative	Gusie	Gusach
vocative	Gusie	Gusowie

Proper noun

Gus f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Gus”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022