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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. Salomon86%
  2. Sameer86%
  3. Isac84%
  4. Patricio83%
  5. Said83%
  6. Willem83%
  7. Leeland82%
  8. Carsten81%
  9. Andrey81%
  10. Lauro81%

Bottom 10

  1. Kayne42%
  2. Bently42%
  3. Shemar42%
  4. Babyboy42%
  5. Cy42%
  6. Franky43%
  7. Fredy43%
  8. Arnav44%
  9. Sabastian46%
  10. Artemio48%

Love potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Domenico77%
  2. Bradlee77%
  3. Joeseph76%
  4. Said76%
  5. Dajuan75%
  6. Emmit75%
  7. Roque75%
  8. Chancellor75%
  9. Lauro75%
  10. Sameer74%

Bottom 10

  1. Kayne42%
  2. Bently42%
  3. Osiel42%
  4. Akash42%
  5. Kyran42%
  6. Sabastian42%
  7. Antwone42%
  8. Artemio42%
  9. Delfino42%
  10. Shemar42%

Professional potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Aman96%
  2. Leeland88%
  3. Cecilio87%
  4. Eben83%
  5. Luiz83%
  6. Elder82%
  7. Heber82%
  8. Job82%
  9. Isac82%
  10. Paulo80%

Bottom 10

  1. Arman42%
  2. Ciro42%
  3. Ramses42%
  4. Canyon42%
  5. Arnav42%
  6. Ceasar42%
  7. Deegan42%
  8. Tyran42%
  9. Aj42%
  10. Geronimo42%

Crush potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Sameer83%
  2. Chancellor78%
  3. Leeland77%
  4. Joeseph77%
  5. Nate76%
  6. Fransisco76%
  7. Izaak76%
  8. Alen76%
  9. Bradlee76%
  10. Manny76%

Bottom 10

  1. Arnav42%
  2. Artemio44%
  3. Keandre45%
  4. Geronimo45%
  5. Canyon45%
  6. Franky45%
  7. Luc46%
  8. Jajuan46%
  9. Cy46%
  10. Marek48%
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