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Guy (/ ɡ aɪ / ghy, French:) is a masculine given name derived from an abbreviated version of a Germanic name that began either with witu, meaning wood, or wit, meaning wide. In French, the letter w became gu and the name became Gy or Guido.
This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use.The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Etymology [ edit ] A number of rival theories explain how the term Geordie came about, though all accept that it derives from a familiar diminutive form of the name George , [ 24 ] "a very common name among the pitmen" [ 1 ] [ 25 ] (coal miners) in North East England; indeed, it was once the most popular name for eldest sons in the region.
Separate words exist in all of these languages for each of the constituent parts of the UK, including England, although, as elsewhere, there is little awareness of correct usage. The Chinese Dàbùlièdiān (Hanzi: 大不列颠) is used for historical purposes to mean 'Great Britain'. The first character means 'Great' and the other three have ...
Origin uncertain. Folk Etymology has it as "dwelling place of Melyn". Sutherland: Old Norse: Southern territory. The Gaelic name for the region today is Cataibh ("among the Cats"), which refers to the same tribe that Caithness takes its name from, and was originally the name for both Caithness and Sutherland together. West Lothian
Bayesian analysis of UK place-names; A key to English place-names from the Institute for Name Studies, Nottingham; University of Wales Place-name Research Centre; Place-names and the Scots language: the marches of lexical and onomastic research
Gary the Gadget Guy, a character from the MMO video game Club Penguin; Gary the Snail, SpongeBob's pet snail from the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants; Sleepy Gary, an alien parasite from the animated series Rick and Morty
Guy is a French and English surname.Notable people with the surname include: Athol Guy (born 1940), Australian musician; Barry Guy (born 1947), British composer; Billy Guy (1936–2002), American singer