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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. In Latin, the name was written as Wido.
The common spelling of this given name in different languages is a case of interlingual homography. Similar cases occur in English given names (Albert, Bertrand, Christine, Daniel, Eric, and Ferdinand) that are not exclusive to the English language and can be found namely in French with a different pronunciation under exactly the same spelling.
Ghoti is often cited to support English spelling reform, and is often attributed to George Bernard Shaw, [8] a supporter of this cause. However, the word does not appear in Shaw's writings, [ 4 ] and a biography of Shaw attributes it instead to an anonymous spelling reformer. [ 9 ]
The English version is derived from the Latin Iesse, borrowed from the Ancient Greek Iessaí (Ἰεσσαί), and ultimately from the Hebrew Yišay (יִשַׁי). The English name was translated into many languages (especially Romance languages and Greek). It has been a popular given name in many English-speaking countries since the 1880s. [1]
The original spelling with Jo-was modified in Geo-. The graphic e after G is used in French to avoid the pronunciation [ɡo], but [ʒɔ] instead. The spelling Geo-is probably due to the influence of the first name Georges, derived from Old French Jorre, Joire. The Old Frankish name Godefrid itself is from the Germanic elements god-and frid-.
Gary is likely derived from the Norman French name Geiree, itself descended from the Old Frankish [1] name Geiserich, composed of two elements: "*gaizaz" (spear, pike, javelin) plus "*rīkijaz" (kingly, royal).
Güey (Spanish pronunciation:; also spelled guey, wey or we) is a word in colloquial Mexican Spanish that is commonly used to refer to any person without using their name. . Though typically (and originally) applied only to males, it can also be used for females (although when using slang, women would more commonly refer to another woman as "chava" [young woman] or "vieja" [old lady])
Giovanni is a male Italian given name (from Latin Ioannes). [1] It is the Italian equivalent of John.Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname.