Gustl
Gustl is a male and female given name .
Origin and meaning
Gustl can be the male short form of Gustav or August . Feminine, it is the short form of Augusta and its variants.
Name bearer
Male
- Gustl Angstmann (1947–1998), German writer and specialist book author
- Gustl Bayrhammer (1922–1993), Bavarian folk actor
- Gustl Berauer (1912–1986), German skier
- Gustl Datz (1904 – after 1984), German actor and voice actor
- Gustl Gstettenbaur (1914–1996), German stage and film actor
- Gustl Mollath (* 1956), German justice victim
- Gustl Müller-Dechent (1915–2016), German journalist and author
- Gustl Weishappel (1925–2008), German actor, radio presenter
Female
- Gustl Busch (1900–1969), German actress
- Gustl Halenke (* 1930), German actress
- Elisabeth Augusta Wendling (1752–1794), known as Gustl, German opera singer
Occurrence in titles
- The novella Leutnant Gustl by Arthur Schnitzler
Trivia
In the Bavarian-speaking world, beers of the Augustiner-Bräu brand are often referred to as Gustl in the colloquial short form .