Guy

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A male given name from Germanic languages.
• A male given name from Hebrew.
• city Arkansas (state).
• hamlet Alberta (province) Canada (country).

Noun

• An effigy of Guy Fawkes burned on Bonfire Night

Origin

• From Old French Gui, a form of Proto-Germanic *Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element witu "wood" from Proto-Germanic *widuz, such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido.
• From the Hebrew name גַּיְא, with the spelling influenced by the existing English name.