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Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for Chreigusta, Angus, Augusta, August, Augustine, Augustina, Gustave, Constantine, Konstantinos, Augusten, Gustavo, Gusten, or Augustus, and other names (e.g. Aengus, Argus, Fergus, Ghassan, Gustav, Gustafson, Ferguson, and Gussie).

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It can also be used as the adaptation into English of the popular Greek name (of Latin origin) Kostas or Konstantinos (Constantin), especially amongst Greek immigrants in English-speaking countries, probably due to similarity in the sound. For Italian-Americans, Gus is short for Gaspare.

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