Guy
guy
A short, sturdy name with debated roots, often treated as a traditional English form tied to older continental and Celtic-name history.
Meaning
The exact origin of Guy is uncertain. The excerpts point to several scholarly ideas: that it may be a Germanic/Teutonic name, that it may have come through Celtic forms such as Kei/Caius, or that it was used to Latinize the name Vitus. One excerpt also notes a proposal connecting it with French gui, “mistletoe,” but that is presented only as a theory.
Origin
EnglishFrenchCelticLatinmasculine
Fun fact
Bardsley notes that the surname Wyatt can come from Guiot, a diminutive of Guy.