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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. Norman90%
  2. Clarence86%
  3. Walter85%
  4. Gerald83%
  5. Ernest83%
  6. Chester82%
  7. Frank80%
  8. Louis80%
  9. Harvey80%
  10. Beatrice80%

Bottom 10

  1. Billie42%
  2. Lillie42%
  3. Alice42%
  4. Milton46%
  5. Mae47%
  6. Edna50%
  7. Calvin50%
  8. Ruth51%
  9. Ruby52%
  10. Margaret52%

Love potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Jeanette84%
  2. Chester80%
  3. Alfred79%
  4. Norman78%
  5. Ray76%
  6. Ernest76%
  7. Raymond76%
  8. Gilbert76%
  9. Franklin75%
  10. Bobbie73%

Bottom 10

  1. Ada42%
  2. Viola42%
  3. Leonard42%
  4. Pearl42%
  5. Ethel42%
  6. Milton42%
  7. Helen42%
  8. Billie42%
  9. Edith42%
  10. Lillie42%

Professional potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Lorraine87%
  2. Nellie87%
  3. Marie86%
  4. Mary86%
  5. Joann85%
  6. Joe85%
  7. Betty84%
  8. Evelyn81%
  9. Louise81%
  10. Josephine81%

Bottom 10

  1. Billie42%
  2. Joan42%
  3. Raymond42%
  4. Dora42%
  5. Ray42%
  6. Harvey42%
  7. Jean42%
  8. Ada42%
  9. Arnold42%
  10. Francis42%

Crush potential for Gui

Top 10

  1. Lorraine77%
  2. Chester77%
  3. Mabel77%
  4. Arlene77%
  5. Floyd77%
  6. Norman77%
  7. Jeanette76%
  8. Virginia75%
  9. Patsy74%
  10. Marie74%

Bottom 10

  1. Billie42%
  2. Herbert43%
  3. Johnnie44%
  4. Jack44%
  5. Ada44%
  6. Alice45%
  7. Leonard45%
  8. Dora47%
  9. Agnes47%
  10. Roland47%
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