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Gus.

A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ɡʌs//ɡʊs/Northern-England
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of Augustus. From the Latin name Augustus.

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

Where this word comes from

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

name/ɡʌs/
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Konstantinos.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of Kostas. From the Greek name Κωνσταντίνος (Konstantínos).

name/ɡuːz/
  1. plural of Gu

    form-of · plural
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