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Guy

Pronunciation: GIY (key)

Origin of the name Guy:

A borrowing from the French, Guy is derived from the Old French guie (a guide, a leader).

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sounds like a nickname...boy,brother,dude,guy. But I'd rather be named Guy.

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Guy Fieri - TV Personality on the Food Network
Guy Ritchie - British movie director
Guy Pearce - actor
Guy Fawkes - most famous partaker in a conspiracy to blow up the British Parliament
Guy Laroche - fashion designer

Guy in song, story & screen: | Edit

Guy Montag, character in Fahrenheit 451
Guy of Gisborne, Robin Hood legends
Guy Smiley, Sesame Street Muppet
Guy Gardner, character in DC's Green Lantern Comics
Guy Foucher, main character in the French film "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg"

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