Guy 1

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2/12/2007, 1:03 AM Mike C earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine
Usage English, French
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡaɪ/(English) /ɡi/(French)

Meaning & History

Old French form of Wido. The Normans introduced it to England, where it was common until the time of Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), a revolutionary who attempted to blow up the British parliament. The name was revived in the 19th century, due in part to characters in the novels Guy Mannering (1815) by Walter Scott and The Heir of Redclyffe (1854) by C. M. Yonge.