Meaning & use
Gustavus
A Latinized form of the given name Gustav, historically borne by several kings of Sweden, most notably Gustavus Adolphus.
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Gustavus Adolphus led Sweden to major victories during the Thirty Years' War.
Several Swedish monarchs took the name Gustavus, numbered from the first to the sixth.
A note on using this word
Gustavus is the Latin form used in historical and formal contexts; the modern Swedish spelling of the same name is Gustav.
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