Guy
\ɡi\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Première moitié du XIIᵉ siècle.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Première moitié du XIIᵉ siècle |
| Pronunciation | \ɡi\ |
| Compound names | Guy-François, Guy-Marie, Jean-Guy |
Origin and meaning
Inherited from Middle French Guy, from Old French Gui, from Old High German Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element Proto-Germanic *widuz (“wood”).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Israel
- Japan
Around the world
- GermanVeit
- BretonGwion
- CatalanGuiu
- CorsicanGuidu, Guidi
- SpanishGuido
- GreekΓουίδωνας
- ItalianGuido, Vito
- Japaneseガイ, ギー
- LatinVitus, Guidus
- OccitanGui, Guiu, Guis
- PolishGwido, Gwidon, Wit
- PortugueseGuido
- RussianГвидон, Вит
- SlovenianVid
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).