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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. Guy92%
  2. Gustavo89%
  3. Hubert88%
  4. Otto86%
  5. Solomon86%
  6. Rodolfo86%
  7. Winston85%
  8. Horace85%
  9. Bennett85%
  10. Stephan85%

Bottom 10

  1. Salvador42%
  2. Junior42%
  3. Romeo42%
  4. Holden42%
  5. Dante42%
  6. Zayden42%
  7. Pablo43%
  8. Garry43%
  9. Percy44%
  10. Byron45%

Love potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Alfonso81%
  2. Rocco81%
  3. Brad79%
  4. Dwayne79%
  5. Hubert78%
  6. Mack78%
  7. Marco78%
  8. Rodger77%
  9. Stewart77%
  10. Guy77%

Bottom 10

  1. Junior42%
  2. Dante42%
  3. Isiah42%
  4. Dillon42%
  5. Homer42%
  6. Lowell42%
  7. Byron42%
  8. Darwin42%
  9. Romeo42%
  10. Ezra42%

Professional potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Hubert85%
  2. Teddy82%
  3. Jude82%
  4. Jarrett81%
  5. Ron81%
  6. Abel81%
  7. Noe81%
  8. Ben81%
  9. Alfredo81%
  10. Gerardo81%

Bottom 10

  1. Gael42%
  2. Guy42%
  3. Maddox42%
  4. Donovan42%
  5. Maverick42%
  6. Otto42%
  7. Marlon42%
  8. Conor42%
  9. Silas42%
  10. Ezra42%

Crush potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Gustavo77%
  2. Brad77%
  3. Tucker77%
  4. Perry76%
  5. Geoffrey76%
  6. Ron76%
  7. Willis76%
  8. Mathew76%
  9. Vaughn75%
  10. Graham75%

Bottom 10

  1. Dante42%
  2. Finn44%
  3. Shaun44%
  4. Brenden44%
  5. Freddy45%
  6. Darwin45%
  7. Pablo47%
  8. Rolando47%
  9. Conrad47%
  10. Timmy47%
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