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Gui

Statistics: France · native version ↗
Boy Name day: June 12
Origin: Germanic (Frankish). Meaning: the woods, the forest (sometimes "wide, ample").
Guy comes from the Germanic Wido, derived from witu "the woods, the forest" (or from wit "wide"), Latinized as Wido/Guido and spread in French since the Middle Ages.

Name day for Gui

June 12

Why this day? Gui is a short form of Guy, and shares its name day.

Gui is celebrated in Brazil and Argentina on January 10; France on June 12; the United States on September 12.

The story of the name Gui

Gui is a short form of Guy. It keeps its origin (Germanic (Frankish)) and meaning — the woods, the forest (sometimes "wide, ample"), and shares its name day, June 12.

On birth records, Gui is rarely written as such: the Guis are Guys (265,885 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Guy page. Gui is also a short form of Guillaume, Guilaine, Jean-Guillaume.

Frequently asked questions about Gui

What does Gui mean?

Gui is a short form of Guy, which means the woods, the forest (sometimes "wide, ample").

When is Gui's name day?

June 12, together with Guy: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Gui a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Guy.

Gui's profile

Energy 5/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 8/10
Sensitivity 3/10
Ambition 5/10
Stability 8/10
Whimsy 4/10
Diplomacy 4/10
Loyalty 8/10
Need for attention 2/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
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Friendship potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Amine82%
  2. Walid81%
  3. Adel81%
  4. Tanguy80%
  5. Emilien78%
  6. Grégoire78%
  7. Allan78%
  8. Nils78%
  9. Yassine76%
  10. Yacine76%

Bottom 10

  1. Lenny46%
  2. Cyprien46%
  3. Titouan49%
  4. Rayane50%
  5. Angelo51%
  6. Téo52%
  7. Elouan53%
  8. Kyllian53%
  9. Virgile53%
  10. Andy53%

Love potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Marco78%
  2. Ryan75%
  3. Tanguy74%
  4. Brian71%
  5. Marwan69%
  6. Walid69%
  7. Bryan68%
  8. Nolann68%
  9. Adel68%
  10. Kylian67%

Bottom 10

  1. Virgile42%
  2. Elliot42%
  3. Elouan42%
  4. Eliot42%
  5. Ewen42%
  6. Lilian45%
  7. Noam49%
  8. Titouan49%
  9. Ewan50%
  10. Lenny51%

Professional potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Lilian82%
  2. Guilhem75%
  3. Emilien75%
  4. Bilal74%
  5. Florentin74%
  6. Amaury74%
  7. Ewen73%
  8. Melvin72%
  9. Andy71%
  10. Tanguy71%

Bottom 10

  1. Kyllian42%
  2. Kilian42%
  3. Nils42%
  4. Fares42%
  5. Erwann42%
  6. Clovis42%
  7. Logan42%
  8. Kylian43%
  9. Ilyes47%
  10. Lorenzo51%

Crush potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Tanguy81%
  2. Amine73%
  3. Adel71%
  4. Walid70%
  5. Brian70%
  6. Marco69%
  7. Grégoire69%
  8. Emilien69%
  9. Ryan69%
  10. Yassine68%

Bottom 10

  1. Virgile47%
  2. Kilian48%
  3. Logan50%
  4. Titouan51%
  5. Elouan51%
  6. Ewen51%
  7. Andy51%
  8. Cyprien53%
  9. Amaury53%
  10. Lenny54%
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