Given name & surname

Gui

“a warrior; from the wood”·“a lively man”·“one who acts as a guide”

Gui is a variant of Guy. Interpretations include “a warrior; from the wood”, “a lively man”, and “one who acts as a guide”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Gui is a variant of Guy. Interpretations include “a warrior; from the wood”, “a lively man”, and “one who acts as a guide”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

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Where it comes from

Gui is a variant of Guy. Guy has been associated with German, Welsh, and French naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Portuguese usage, Gui is a diminutive of Guilherme.

Gui’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Gui is a diminutive of Guilherme. In Portuguese usage, Gui shares a linguistic root with the French form Guy. Gui has a related form in GUIS.

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Gui has relatives in 7 languages.

7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 13

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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