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What does Guy mean?
Guy 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced gye. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Guy is "wood, wide". From Wido, which either derives from witu "wood" or wît "wide". It was used by the Normans, and in Old French w- is often converted to gu-. The Normans used forms like Gy and Guido. Guy of Warwick was a Norman hero of the Crusades. The name may also possibly mean Welsh "lively", or Old German "warrior", or from the French guie, meaning "guide; leader". Actor Guy Pearce; film director Guy Ritchie.
STARTS WITH Gu-
ASSOCIATED WITH wood (tree), old, norman, hero, crusades (war), warrior
Variations
VARIANT Guido▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Guy Valentin (G.V.), ..
How popular is Guy?
Guy is a very prominent first name for men (#252 out of 1220, Top 21%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#1150 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Guy was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its top position of #70 in the U.S. then, and is presently at #1320. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
The only other popular variation form of Guy (#1320 IN RECENT RANKINGS) appearing in the Top 2000 is Guido. These relations of Guy reached the top of their popularity during 1880-1889 (AVERAGE #1035) and have become much less popular since, with versions such as Guido becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Guy▼ is pronounced similarly to Gay and Goyo. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Gun, Gur, Gus▼ and Ruy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Guy.
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