Guido is a
given name. It has been a male first name in
Italy,
Austria,
Germany,
Switzerland,
Argentina, the
Low Countries,
Scandinavia,
Spain,
Portugal and
Latin America, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there are most likely
homonymous forms of it, that is, from several etymological predecessors but now seeming to be the same name. One of the likely homonyms is Germanic Guido representing the
Latinisation from the
Old High German name Wido,[1] which meant "wood" (that is, "forest"). Another likely homonym is the Italian Guido from a latinate root for "guide".[2] The third likely homonym is the Italian Guido with phonetic correspondence to Latin Vitus, whereas the Latin v (/w/), the Latin i (/iː/), and the terminal syllable -tus have predictable homology with the Italian /u/, /iː/, and -do. Thus, for example,
Saint Vitus has also been known in Italian as Guido.
The slang term Guido is used in American culture to refer derogatorily to an urban working-class Italian or Italian-American male who is overly aggressive or macho with a tendency for certain conspicuous behaviour.[3] It may also be used as a more general
ethnic slur for working-class urban
Italian Americans.[4]
^Libby Copeland (6 July 2003).
"Strutting Season". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
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Guido is a
given name. It has been a male first name in
Italy,
Austria,
Germany,
Switzerland,
Argentina, the
Low Countries,
Scandinavia,
Spain,
Portugal and
Latin America, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there are most likely
homonymous forms of it, that is, from several etymological predecessors but now seeming to be the same name. One of the likely homonyms is Germanic Guido representing the
Latinisation from the
Old High German name Wido,[1] which meant "wood" (that is, "forest"). Another likely homonym is the Italian Guido from a latinate root for "guide".[2] The third likely homonym is the Italian Guido with phonetic correspondence to Latin Vitus, whereas the Latin v (/w/), the Latin i (/iː/), and the terminal syllable -tus have predictable homology with the Italian /u/, /iː/, and -do. Thus, for example,
Saint Vitus has also been known in Italian as Guido.
The slang term Guido is used in American culture to refer derogatorily to an urban working-class Italian or Italian-American male who is overly aggressive or macho with a tendency for certain conspicuous behaviour.[3] It may also be used as a more general
ethnic slur for working-class urban
Italian Americans.[4]
^Libby Copeland (6 July 2003).
"Strutting Season". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.