Most of my family have the name Luciano. There is Lucy, Luciana, Luciano, Lucianito. I often wonder why I was called Gustavo, but I think I know the answer...
Moi je m'appelle Gustavo, Gus ou bien Gustavo Du pareil au même Quand je rêve aux loups C'est Gustavo qui saigne I would like to think that my mum was into royal names as my sisters are named Andrea and Elizabeth. Gustavo has been a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa. But finding out more about my name, it is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, also spelled Gustaf, of Old Swedish origin, meaning “staff of the Gods/Goths” or “great royal staff” or "staff of the Geats", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr ("Geat") and staff ("staff"). Other Swedish variants/derivatives: Gösta, Göstav, Gustafsson, Gustavsson. Such a name in the United States also bears diminutive forms in English, which serve as nick names: Gus, Gussie, Gussy, Goose. Now back why my mum named me with this name... it was more related to a poet. Gustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida (17 February 1836 – 22 December 1870), better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, was a Spanish Romantic poet and writer, also a playwright, literary columnist, and talented in drawing. So here I am, imitating the person who I got the name from... |
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