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 [ 2 syll. gui-do, gu-ido ] The boy name Guido is pronounced as GWIYDow KEY. Guido is a Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and German name of Old French and Germanic origin. Old French and Germanic origin, Dutch, Italian, and Spanish use: The name can be taken to derive from the Old French 'guie' (guide, leader), or it can be of Old German roots. It was borne by two 11th-century saints in Belgium and Italy. The Dutch name Gudo and the Lithuanian name Gvidas are variant forms of the name. In addition, Guido is a German, Italian, and Spanish variant form of the English and French name Guy. See also the related form, the German Widukind. Guido is rare as a baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1914, 0.013% of baby boys were named Guido. It was #528 in rank then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is now used on an infrequent scale. Out of all boy names in its family, Guido was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Guido include the Hausa Gaddo, the Hebrew Gadi, the Dutch Gido, the Scandinavian Gösta, the Dutch Gudo, the Polish Gustaw, the Czech Gusti, the Czech Gusty, the Polish Gwido, the English and German Gad, the English Ged, and the Arabic Ghayth. Details of famous persons named Guido: KEY: English pronunciation for Guido: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
