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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
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Sabri87%
  2. Driss87%
  3. Colin85%
  4. Pierre-Louis85%
  5. Duncan83%
  6. Adil83%
  7. Faustin83%
  8. Enguerrand83%
  9. Hasan83%
  10. Semih82%

Bottom 10

  1. Lancelot42%
  2. Tommy44%
  3. Paco44%
  4. Toni46%
  5. Matisse46%
  6. Youri47%
  7. Luigi48%
  8. Trystan48%
  9. Louca48%
  10. Leni49%

Love potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Mohamed-Ali75%
  2. Duncan74%
  3. Sabri73%
  4. Bradley72%
  5. Pierre-Louis71%
  6. Ahmet71%
  7. Matthew71%
  8. Nawfel71%
  9. Mehmet71%
  10. Enguerrand70%

Bottom 10

  1. Robinson42%
  2. Mewen42%
  3. Merlin42%
  4. Trystan42%
  5. Vadim42%
  6. Theotime42%
  7. Gwendal42%
  8. Théophane42%
  9. Matisse42%
  10. Lancelot42%

Professional potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Batiste81%
  2. Luigi80%
  3. Semih78%
  4. Youenn78%
  5. Even78%
  6. Nacim78%
  7. Jan78%
  8. Lubin77%
  9. Melih77%
  10. Colin77%

Bottom 10

  1. Rohan42%
  2. Kaan42%
  3. Nans42%
  4. Iban42%
  5. Zyad42%
  6. Virgil42%
  7. Arda42%
  8. Brieuc42%
  9. Vadim42%
  10. Ylann42%

Crush potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Sabri76%
  2. Ilann74%
  3. Pierre-Louis74%
  4. Driss73%
  5. Bradley73%
  6. Colin73%
  7. Faustin72%
  8. Matthew72%
  9. Antoni71%
  10. Semih71%

Bottom 10

  1. Merlin42%
  2. Kaan42%
  3. Paco42%
  4. Lancelot42%
  5. Trystan43%
  6. Tommy45%
  7. Vadim45%
  8. Gwendal46%
  9. Luigi47%
  10. Youri49%
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