Guston as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Guston

What is the meaning of the name Guston ?

The baby name Guston is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈɡʌs.tən (GUS-tən).

Guston is English, Scandinavian in Origin.

Guston is a rare given name with English surname roots. It most often transfers from the Kentish place-name Guston, noted in medieval records, which is typically analyzed from Old English gōs “goose” or the personal name Gosa plus tūn “farm/enclosure,” yielding either “goose farm” or “Gosa’s settlement.” In contemporary naming, it can also be read as an elaboration of Gus or a near-variant of French Gaston.

As a first name, Guston appears sporadically in Britain and North America from the late 19th century, gaining modest recognition through the surname of painter Philip Guston. Related forms and pathways include Gaston (French), Gustave/Gustav (French/Scandinavian), Gustavo (Spanish/Portuguese), and Augustin/Augusten, with familiar short forms Gus and Gussie; the closely allied surname Gustin also surfaces as a given name. Depending on the lineage emphasized, the name’s meaning draws either from Old English rural life (“goose farm”/“Gosa’s settlement”) or, by association with Gaston, from Germanic gast “guest, stranger.”