The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Shortened version of “Augustus”, “Angus”, “Gustave”, etc. Sometimes used as a diminutive of “Constantine”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Guus, Kusti, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Gus Kronborg, Thea’s oldest brother, in The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather (written in 1915 and set in the 1890s).

WRITERS:
– Gus Kahn (1886-1941), American lyricist.
– Gus Tyler (1911-2011), American activist, author, and columnist.

Tagged: 1880s, 1890s, 1910s, Danish, English, French, G, German, Greek, Norwegian, Scottish, Swedish

§ 2 Responses to Gus

• Everything Old is New Again, Vol. II | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 30, 2015 at 7:53 am

  […] Archie, Arthur, Augustine, Cormac, Cornelius, Denver, Ephraim, Ford, Francis, Frank, Gordon, Gus, Guy, Harris, Harry, Lawrence, Louis, Magnus, Martin, Milton, Nigel, Oscar, Otis, Patrick, Paul, […]

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• The State of Pop-Culture Naming, 2015 | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 30, 2015 at 8:43 am

  […] (from The Lego Movie); George (the royal family still influencing popular trends!); Gus (from the popular YA book The Fault in Our Stars); Jesse (from Breaking Bad); Kristoff and Olaf […]

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