Gust

See also: gust

English

Etymology

Of Old Norse origin, from Gustav.

Proper noun

Gust (plural Gusts)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gust is the 9652^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3362 individuals. Gust is most common among White (92.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gust”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 104.

Anagrams

• GUTs, Guts, guts, tugs

Alemannic German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gusto.

Noun

Gust m

1. (Uri) taste, flavour

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 54.

East Central German

Etymology

Probably from German Gustav or German August.

Proper noun

Gust m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name August

Noun

Gust m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) strange guy
2. (Erzgebirgisch) unsympathetic guy

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 55: