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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. Guyon92%
  2. Guigui92%
  3. Guyou92%
  4. Guy92%
  5. Nor90%
  6. Norman90%
  7. Norm90%
  8. Joel89%
  9. Gustave89%
  10. Gustavo89%

Bottom 10

  1. Holdy42%
  2. Rico42%
  3. Jordy42%
  4. Tonyboy42%
  5. Prince42%
  6. Luciano42%
  7. Salvador42%
  8. Dyl42%
  9. Donny42%
  10. Feliciano42%

Love potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Watson91%
  2. Toney91%
  3. Lars85%
  4. Wilber83%
  5. Crew82%
  6. Fonzie81%
  7. Fonso81%
  8. Alfonso81%
  9. Rocchino81%
  10. Wardell81%

Bottom 10

  1. Finnegan42%
  2. Mile42%
  3. Saint42%
  4. J.J42%
  5. Gabo42%
  6. Tristy42%
  7. Ulysses42%
  8. Geraldo42%
  9. Elton42%
  10. Ezzy42%

Professional potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Aman96%
  2. Damir92%
  3. Winfred91%
  4. Calum89%
  5. Eliseo89%
  6. Everette89%
  7. Toney88%
  8. Linwood88%
  9. Stanton88%
  10. Norwood88%

Bottom 10

  1. Rayden42%
  2. Gae42%
  3. Boone42%
  4. Gael42%
  5. Arman42%
  6. Ottoe42%
  7. Roly42%
  8. Guy42%
  9. Atlas42%
  10. Coltie42%

Crush potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Sameer83%
  2. Watson83%
  3. Cletus82%
  4. Carleton81%
  5. Hampton81%
  6. Michale81%
  7. Trever81%
  8. Dwaine81%
  9. Odis81%
  10. Rob81%

Bottom 10

  1. Raiden42%
  2. Merlin42%
  3. Flynn42%
  4. Travon42%
  5. Cosmo42%
  6. Orion42%
  7. Arnav42%
  8. Vanya42%
  9. Werner42%
  10. Ivan42%
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