Guyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Old French Gui, a form of Proto-Germanic *Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element *widuz (“wood”), such as Witold and Widukind. Cognate with Italian Guido and thus a doublet of Guido. More at wood.

固有名詞

Guy (複数形 Guys)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1613, William Shakespeare; [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene iv]:

     I am not Samson, nor Sir Guy, nor Colbrand, / To mow 'em down before me;

   • 1990 Ruth Rendell: Going Wrong →ISBN page 157:

     "Guy," he said. He said it slowly and with a certain puzzlement. He said it again, thoughtfully, as if it were a name of someone he had known long ago but couldn't quite place. "Guy. Yes - don't you find it difficult being called that? I mean, if Nora hadn't said, I'd have put you down as a Kevin, or a Barry. Yes, Barry would suit you."

     He looked like an innocent child, smiling, wide-eyed, his cheeks plump and rosy, defying the object of his insults to take offence. For they were insults, Guy was in no doubt about that. Leonora's brother was implying that his name was far too upper-class for its possessor.

   • 2016, Nathan Hill, The Nix: A novel, Vintage (→ISBN), page 596

     “She was a new student. I was a counterculture hero. Back then I went by a different name. Sebastian. Sexy, right? And so much better than Guy. You can't be a counterculture hero and a Guy. That name is way too average. […]

2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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• Wyatt

名詞

Guy (複数形 Guys)

1. (Britain) An effigy of Guy Fawkes burned on Bonfire Night

語源 2

From the Hebrew name גַּיְא‎ (gáy, literally “valley”), with the spelling influenced by the existing English name.

固有名詞

Guy

1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. A surname.

語源 3

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固有名詞

Guy

1. A city in Arkansas.
2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Guy is the 1,227^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28,852 individuals. Guy is most common among White (67.88%) and Black (24.98%) individuals.

アナグラム

• yug

Usage note

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Geographical Terms: Foreign countries and regions", Table T10.3, p. 438-443.