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Gui

Boy Name day: September 12 In French: Guyon
Gui is a short form of Guy: on birth records it is written Guy (90,514 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Guy page. Also a short form of Guido.
Origin: Germanic (Frankish). Meaning: the wood, the forest (sometimes "broad, wide").
Guy comes from the Germanic Wido, derived from witu "the wood, the forest" (or from wit, "wide"), Latinized as Wido/Guido and diffused into French from the Middle Ages onward.

Name day for Gui

September 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 wood, the forest (sometimes "broad, wide"), and shares its name day, September 12.

On birth records, Gui is rarely written as such: the Guis are Guys (90,514 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Guy page. Gui is also a short form of Guido.

Frequently asked questions about Gui

What does Gui mean?

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

When is Gui's name day?

September 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. Theodore80%
  2. Sebastian79%
  3. Oliver75%
  4. Levi73%
  5. Dominic73%
  6. Elias71%
  7. Carson69%
  8. Julian69%
  9. Cooper69%
  10. Jackson67%

Bottom 10

  1. Leo48%
  2. Miles49%
  3. Jaxon53%
  4. Lucas57%
  5. Josiah57%
  6. Nolan57%
  7. Carter57%
  8. Abraham58%
  9. Liam59%
  10. Luke60%

Love potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Sebastian76%
  2. Jackson72%
  3. Cooper69%
  4. Julian66%
  5. Levi65%
  6. Theodore64%
  7. Colton64%
  8. Carter62%
  9. Oliver62%
  10. Grayson62%

Bottom 10

  1. Miles42%
  2. Josiah50%
  3. Noah50%
  4. Wyatt53%
  5. Elias54%
  6. Jaxon55%
  7. Damian55%
  8. Luke56%
  9. Owen56%
  10. Maxwell57%

Professional potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Abraham82%
  2. Noah81%
  3. Oliver69%
  4. Elias68%
  5. Cooper68%
  6. Everett68%
  7. Leo67%
  8. Theodore65%
  9. Sebastian64%
  10. Dominic63%

Bottom 10

  1. Wyatt42%
  2. Levi42%
  3. Owen42%
  4. Luke42%
  5. Damian44%
  6. Miles47%
  7. Grayson47%
  8. Maxwell48%
  9. Liam49%
  10. Nolan49%

Crush potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Theodore72%
  2. Sebastian72%
  3. Cooper69%
  4. Grayson68%
  5. Carson68%
  6. Julian67%
  7. Oliver66%
  8. Levi66%
  9. Elias66%
  10. Dominic66%

Bottom 10

  1. Abraham49%
  2. Leo50%
  3. Wyatt50%
  4. Josiah51%
  5. Everett52%
  6. Miles52%
  7. Luke54%
  8. Owen56%
  9. Nolan56%
  10. Noah58%
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