Guy ( ghy French: [ ɡi] witu , meaning wood , or wit , meaning wide. In French, the letter w became gu and the name became Gy or Guido. In Latin, the name was written as Wido. It was a popular name in Normandy and was used in England as well after the Norman Conquest .[1] Guy of Warwick . Guy Fawkes and the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot later made the name synonymous with treachery in England. Effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned every year on Guy Fawkes Night in the United Kingdom. By the early 19th century, the tradition led to Guy being a term in England for a poorly dressed man. In the United States, guy became slang for an everyman . Its use for characters by Sir Walter Scott in the 1815 novel Guy Mannering Charlotte Yonge in her 1853 novel The Heir of Redclyffe Guy Fawkes masks have symbolized resistance to tyranny.[2] Guy is also an Anglicization of the Hebrew name Hebrew : גיא , romanized : Gai ravine ".[3]
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Guy Guy of Warwick as a courtier and pilgrim; detail of a miniature from BL Royal MS 15 E vi, f. 227r (the "Talbot Shrewsbury Book"). Held and digitised by the British Library.
Gender Masculine Language(s) Norman French version of an old German name Meaning Either wood or wide
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Guy was among the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States between 1880 and 2006 and was among the top 100 names for American boys between 1880 and 1901. It was among the 1,000 most popular names for boys in France between 1900 and 1990 and was a top 100 name for French boys between 1906 and 1970. It has been among the top 1,000 names for boys in the United Kingdom since 1996.[4]
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Guy I (disambiguation) Guy II (disambiguation) Guy III (disambiguation) Guy, Count of Flanders (c. 1226–1305), Guy of DampierreGuy, Count of Nevers (died 1176), count of Nevers and AuxerreGuy of Hauteville (died 1108), Duke of AmalfiGuy of Ibelin (disambiguation) Guy of Ivrea (940–965), Margrave of IvreaGuy of Lusignan (died 1194), King of Jerusalem and later King of CyprusGuy of Lusignan, Count of Angoulême (c. 1260/1265–1308), ending of the senior male line of the House of LusignanGuy de Montfort, Count of Bigorre (died 1220), son of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of LeicesterGuy de Montfort, Count of Nola (1244–1288), son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of EnglandGuy de Montfort, Lord of Sidon (died 1228), younger son of Simon III de Montfort and Amicia, sister of Robert FitzPernel, Earl of LeicesterGuy of Nantes (died before 819), warden of the Breton MarchGuy, Margrave of Tuscany (died 929), also Count and Duke of LuccaGuy, Duke of Sorrento (c. 1012–?), the duke of Sorrento from 1035Guy IV of Spoleto (died 897), Duke of Spoleto and Camerino and Prince of Benevento; son of Guy II of SpoletoGuy of Thouars (died 1213), third husband of Constance, Duchess of Brittany, and regent of BrittanySports
Guy Abrahams (born 1953), Panamanian runnerGuy Accoceberry (born 1967), former French rugby union footballerGuy Akpagba (born 1990), Beninese footballerGuy Allen (born 1958), ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboyGuy Amouretti (1925–2011), male French international table tennis playerGuy Azouri (born 1963), Israeli football managerGuy Barnea (born 1987), Israeli Olympic swimmerGuy Barrabino (1934–2017), French fencerGuy Basquet (1921–2006), French rugby union playerGuy Benjamin (born 1955), former American football quarterbackGuy Callaghan (born 1970), New Zealand butterfly swimmerGuy Carbonneau (born 1960), retired French-Canadian hockey player and former NHL head coachGuy Charron (born 1949), retired French Canadian hockey player and former NHL head coachGuy Chouinard (born 1956), retired French Canadian hockey playerGuy Forget (born 1965), retired French tennis playerGuy Goodes (born 1971), Israeli basketball player and coachGuy Hebert (born 1967), retired American hockey goalieGuy Lafleur (1951–2022), French Canadian Hall of Fame hockey playerGuy Lapébie (1916–2010), French cyclistGuy Lapointe (born 1948), retired French Canadian Hall of Fame hockey playerGuy Murray , American track/cross country coach and former marathon runnerGuy Nosbaum (1930–1996), French Olympic medalist rowerGuy Palatin (born 2000), Israeli basketball playerGuy Pnini (born 1983), Israeli basketball playerGuy Roux (born 1938), French football player and manager of AJ Auxerre (1961–2008)Guy Sasson (born 1980), Israeli Paralympic wheelchair tennis playerGuy Starik (born 1965), Israeli Olympic sport shooterGuy Toindouba (born 1988), Cameroonian football midfielderGuy Turnbow (1908–1975), American football playerGuy Whittall (born 1972), retired Zimbabwean cricket playerGuy Whittingham (born 1964), British footballerOther
Guy Adami (born 1963), American television TV personalityGuy Adams (born 1976), English author, comedian, and actorGuy Aitchison (born 1968), tattoo artist and a painter born in MichiganGuy Alexis Lobineau (1666–1727), Breton historian and Benedictine monkGuy Allison (born 1959), American composer, pianist, and producerGuy Amsler (1895–1986), associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme CourtGuy Anderson (1906–1998), American painterGuy André (born 1959), member of the Canadian House of CommonsGuy André Boy (born 1952), French and American scientist and engineerGuy Andrews , American television writerGuy Arkins (1888–1980), Australian politicianGuy Arnold (1932–2020), British authorGuy Aroch , Israeli-American fashion and celebrity photographerGuy Arvely Dolsin (born 1957), Malagasy politicianGuy Babylon (1956–2009), keyboardist/composerGuy Bacon (1936–2018), politician in Quebec, CanadaGuy Bailey (born 1950), president of Texas Tech UniversityGuy Bainbridge (1867–1943), British Army officer during the First World WarGuy Bavli (born 1971), Israeli mentalist, illusionist, and lecturerGuy Beahm (born 1982), pro gamer, mainly known by his gamer tag Dr DisRespect Guy Beatty (1870–1954), officer in the British Indian ArmyGuy Bedarida (born 1963), Italian-born French jewelry designerGuy Bedos (1934–2020), actor and stand-up comedianGuy Beiner (born 1968), historian of the late-modern periodGuy Bellamy (1935–2015), English author known for humorous novelsGuy Ben-Ari (born 1984), Israeli painterGuy Ben-Ner (born 1969), Israeli video artistGuy Bennett (born 1960), poet/translator and authorGuy Benson (born 1985), American political commentator and pundit Guy Berryman (born 1978), Scottish musician of Coldplay Guy Bertrand (broadcaster) (born 1954), French Canadian linguist and radio/TV personalityGuy Bolton (1884–1979), Anglo-American playwrightGuy Bomford (1899–1996), British soldier and geodesistGuy Boyd (1923–1988), Australian sculptorGuy Boyd (born 1943), American actorGuy Branum (born 1975), American comedianGuy Burgess (1911–1963), Soviet double agent, one of the Cambridge Five spy ringGuy Burnet (born 1983), English actor who played Craig Dean on the soap opera Hollyoaks Guy Busick , American film and television screenwriterGuy Chambers (born 1963), British songwriter of Robbie Williams fameGuy Clark (1941–2016), American singer-songwriterGuy Consolmagno (born 1952), American Jesuit brother and astronomerGuy de Maupassant (1850–1893), French writer and journalistGuy de Rothschild (1909–2007), French bankerGuy Debord (1931–1994), French author and filmmaker, SituationistGuy Distad , American television directorGuy Drake (1904–1984), American singer and comedianGuy Waldo Dunnington (1906–1974), American biographer, professor, and translatorGuy Fawkes (1570–1606), English Catholic famed for his involvement in the Gunpowder PlotGuy Fieri (born 1968), American chef, restaurateur, and television personalityGuy Fletcher (born 1960), English musician of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler 's solo bandGuy Garvey (born 1974), English musician. Singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band ElbowGuy Gavriel Kay (born 1954), Canadian fantasy writerGuy Gibson (1918–1944), British Second World War pilot awarded the Victoria Cross Guy Guzzone (born 1960), Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate Guy Gillette (1879–1973), former U.S. Senator from IowaGuy Goma (born 1969), who gained fame when he was accidentally interviewed on BBCGuy Hamilton (1922–2016), British film directorGuy Harvey (born 1955), Jamaican marine wildlife artist and conservationistGuy J (born 1986), DJGuy Kawasaki (born 1954), American former Apple employee and venture capitalistGuy Kent (born 1989), American actor and producerGuy Kewney (1946–2010), British journalistGuy Kibbee (1882–1956), American actorGuy Laliberté (born 1959), Canadian businessman, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil Guy Le Borgne (1920–2007), French paratroop generalGuy Le Jaouen (1933–2014), French politicianGuy Lombardo (1902–1977), Canadian-American bandleader and musicianGuy Madison (1922–1996), American actorGuy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born 1974), French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and film directorGuy Marchand (born 1937), French actor, musician and singerGuy Martin (born 1981), British motorcycle racer, truck mechanic and TV personalityGuy McAfee (1888–1960), owner of gambling saloons and brothels in Los Angeles, California and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada Guy Mitchell (1927–1999), American singer and actorGuy Molinari (1928–2018), former US Representative from New YorkGuy Mollet (1905–1975), former prime minister of FranceGuy Moon (born 1962), film and television composerGuy Mowbray (born 1972), English football commentatorGuy Oseary (born 1972), Israeli American businessmanGuy Pearce (born 1967), English-born Australian actorGuy Perry , American actorGuy Picciotto (born 1965), of the band FugaziGuy Pratt (born 1962), British session musicianGuy Randrianarisoa (born 1962), Malagasy politicianGuy Remmers (born 1995), English actorGuy Richer (born 1954), Canadian actorGuy Ritchie (born 1968), British film director, formerly married to MadonnaGuy Rivard (born 1936), Canadian politicianGuy B. Roberts , American government official, lawyer, and retired United States Marine Corps colonelGuy Sebastian (born 1981), singer and winner of the first Australian Idol Bryan Guy Adams (born 1959), Canadian singerGuy Severin (1926–2008), former director of NPP ZvezdaGuy Simonds (1903–1974), Canadian major generalGuy Siner (born 1947), American-born English actor known for portraying Hubert Gruber in the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! Guy Standing (1873–1937), English actorGuy Standing (economist) (born 1948), British economistGuy L. Steele Jr. (born 1954), American computer scientist and designer of the Scheme programming languageGuy Talarico (born 1955), American state politicianGuy Thomas-Everard (born 1969), English farmerGuy Trosper (1911–1963), American screenwriterGuy Verhofstadt (born 1953), Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)Guy Waggoner (1883–1950), American rancher and business executiveGuy Warren (1923–2008), also known as Kofi Ghanaba, Ghanaian musicianGuy Weill (1914–2006), Swiss-born American art collectorGuy Wetmore Carryl (1873–1904), American author and poetGuy Whatley (born 1975), American organist
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Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names . Oxford University Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-19-861060-2 Campbell, Mike. "Guy" . www.behindthename.com . Behind the Name. Retrieved 29 December 2023 .
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