Gus

American

[guhs] / gʌs /

noun

a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.

Example Sentences

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Gus Monday offers an architectural painting that drops a massive carnation into the middle of Oscar Niemeyer’s French Communist Party headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Birmingham coach Gus Villalobos was preparing to take back his players’ uniforms this week to end the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

And I didn't want Gus to be tarred with any of that, so at first you don't say anything and then I thought, I have to tell his friends and I have to tell people.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Undecided about what he wanted to do after his A-levels, Gus tried a range of jobs and travelled overseas.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Bertha paraded me around like I was a beauty queen, introducing me to everybody and making on over me and saying how lucky she and Gus were to have me staying with them.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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