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Guss

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How to Pronounce Guss

Pronounced GUS /ˈɑʌs/Medium

Meaning: Guss is a doubled-s spelling of Gus, the familiar short form of Augustus (Latin, 'great, venerable') or Gustav (Scandinavian, roughly 'staff of the Goths'). Guss inherits whichever parent it stands for; the extra s is a spelling quirk of the record.Low

In 30 seconds: Guss is a vintage spelling of Gus, short for Gustav or Augustus, and is said 'GUS'.
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Origin LowLatin, Scandinavian
MeaningGuss is a doubled-s spelling of Gus, the familiar short form of Augustus (Latin, 'great, venerable') or Gustav (Scandinavian, roughly 'staff of the Goths'). Guss inherits whichever parent it stands for; the extra s is a spelling quirk of the record.
U.S. rank (1982)#6717 β†˜ Falling
1982 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1920
Total births (all-time)β‰ˆ 1,136
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Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data

peak 192018801982

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Guss is a variant spelling of Gus, the everyday short form of Gustav among Scandinavian and German families and of Augustus among others. Augustus is Latin for 'venerable' or 'great', while Gustav is a Germanic name traditionally linked to the Goths, so Guss carries a dignified full-name meaning under its plain shell.

Given as a legal name to many boys around the turn of the twentieth century, especially in immigrant communities, it peaked around 1920 and dwindled afterward. Anyone named Guss belongs to a great-grandfather's era; the fuller Gus and Gustav feel more current than this doubled spelling.

Did you know? Guss belonged to the immigrant and frontier generation: a nickname-name of the eighteen-hundreds, it crested around 1920 with only a few dozen boys a year and had faded by the nineteen-eighties.
Overall data confidence 55%
References - Guss β€” spelling of Gus < Gustav / Augustus

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Guss mean?

Guss is a spelling of Gus, the short form of Gustav or Augustus, meaning 'great' or 'venerable'.

How do you pronounce Guss?

It's said GUS /ˈɑʌs/ - one syllable.

Is Guss a boy or girl name?

Guss is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Guss?

Guss was a nickname-name of the late eighteen-hundreds and had faded by the nineteen-eighties.

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