Guy
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- //ɡaɪ//
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
proper noun
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A male given name from the Germanic languages.
I am not Samson, nor Sir Guy, nor Colbrand, To mow 'em down before me;
“She was a new student. I was a counterculture hero. Back then I went by a different name. Sebastian. Sexy, right? And so much better than Guy. You can't be a counterculture hero and a Guy. That name is way too average. […]
Authorities say Guy Bartkus, who was 25, set off an explosion in a car outside American Reproductive Centers, injuring five people and killing himself as well as causing extensive damage to the building in an act of terrorism.
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A surname originating as a patronymic.
Derek Guy was a relatively unknown menswear writer with 25,000 followers on Twitter in 2022.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Frankish *Widōbor. Medieval Latin *Widō Old French Guibor. English Guy From Old French Gui, from a Frankish form of Proto-West Germanic *Widō (compare Old Dutch Wido), a short form of names beginning with the element *widu (“wood”), from Proto-Germanic *widuz; see for example modern German Witold and Old Saxon Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido and thus a doublet of Guido. More at wood.
noun
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An effigy of Guy Fawkes burned on Bonfire Night
proper noun
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A male given name from Hebrew.
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A surname.
Etymology
From the Hebrew name גַּיְא (gáy, literally “valley”), with the spelling influenced by the existing English name.
proper noun
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A place in the United States: A minor city in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Howard County, Indiana.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Warren County, Kentucky.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, Texas.
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A hamlet in the Municipal District of Smoky River, No. 130, Alberta, Canada.
Etymology
For places which could be from either etymology above.
Forms
- plural
- Guys
Guy · A male given name from the Germanic languages.
guys · Used to address a group of people regardless of gender.Guys · A town in Tennessee.Gwen · A female given name.