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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. Gustave89%
  2. Ferdinand87%
  3. Cletus87%
  4. Wilber86%
  5. Regis85%
  6. Antone83%
  7. Rolland83%
  8. Everette83%
  9. Wilton82%
  10. Earle82%

Bottom 10

  1. Elton42%
  2. Elmo42%
  3. Leander43%
  4. Gaylord50%
  5. Merlin53%
  6. Elroy54%
  7. Enrico56%
  8. Barney57%
  9. Columbus57%
  10. Buster58%

Love potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Wilber83%
  2. Dock81%
  3. Cletus79%
  4. Vito78%
  5. Truman75%
  6. Carleton75%
  7. Meyer74%
  8. Norbert74%
  9. Hardy74%
  10. Wilton73%

Bottom 10

  1. Elton42%
  2. Elmo42%
  3. Merlin42%
  4. Oren42%
  5. Leander42%
  6. Waldo42%
  7. Claud42%
  8. Forest43%
  9. Isadore44%
  10. Rupert45%

Professional potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Winfred91%
  2. Everette89%
  3. Raymon88%
  4. Ellsworth85%
  5. Hardy84%
  6. Wilford83%
  7. Hyman83%
  8. Jerold83%
  9. Dock83%
  10. Waymon83%

Bottom 10

  1. Buck42%
  2. Lucious42%
  3. Columbus42%
  4. Freeman42%
  5. Elton42%
  6. Gus42%
  7. Oren42%
  8. Napoleon42%
  9. Merlin42%
  10. Wiley42%

Crush potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Cletus82%
  2. Carleton81%
  3. Odis81%
  4. Hosea77%
  5. Wilton77%
  6. Everette77%
  7. Earle77%
  8. Gustave77%
  9. Cyril76%
  10. Rueben76%

Bottom 10

  1. Merlin42%
  2. Leander45%
  3. Columbus45%
  4. Elroy49%
  5. Millard50%
  6. Oren50%
  7. Elmo50%
  8. Sherwood51%
  9. Elton51%
  10. Aloysius52%
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