Gustavsson

Swedish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic form Gustavs +‎ -son "son of Gustav". The v-sound was spelled with f in the end of a word prior to 1906 therefor Gustaf (pronounced Gustav) became Gustav when the reform took place. Although with names the f-spelling remains to this day to a quite big extent and the variant Gustafsson is still very common.

Proper noun

Gustavsson c (genitive Gustavssons)

  1. A common surname​.
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