Meaning and background
The story behind Gustave
Gustave is the French form of Gustav, with recorded bearers including the artist Gustave Doré and engineer Gustave Eiffel. Those provide distinct artistic or architectural associations without becoming the name’s literal meaning. The cited French pronunciation has two syllables and a vowel that an English respelling can oversimplify. An owner who likes its full, formal appearance can compare it with a shorter call such as Gus. Keep the final e in the chosen written form even though French does not pronounce it as an extra syllable.
- Origin
- French form of Gustav. Source
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About Gustave
Recorded as a dog’s name
Gustave appears in 1 dog licence record in the 2024 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡustɑvi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɡustɑvi/ · primary stress on syllable 2G UW0 S T AA1 V IY0
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Sources and research notes (3)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
- City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.
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