The baby name Gui is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese/French/English: /ɡi/ (like "gee"),Mandarin (pinyin "gui"): /kweɪ/ (approx. "gway").
Gui is Chinese, Portuguese in Origin.
The baby name Gui is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese/French/English: /ɡi/ (like "gee"),Mandarin (pinyin "gui"): /kweɪ/ (approx. "gway").
Gui is Chinese, Portuguese in Origin.
Gui has multiple origins. In Portuguese, it is a familiar short form of Guilherme (William), from Old High German wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’, giving the meaning “resolute protector.” In medieval French records, Gui appears as the form of Guy, ultimately from Germanic Wido “wood, forest,” seen in figures such as Gui (Guy) de Lusignan. Related variants include Guy (English/French), Guido (Italian/Spanish), and Wido/Guido in medieval German sources.
In Chinese naming, Gui is the pinyin romanization of several characters; the meaning depends on the hanzi and tone, commonly Guì 贵/貴 “precious; noble,” Guì 桂 “osmanthus; laurels,” Guī 归/歸 “to return,” or Guī 规/規 “pattern; compass,” among others. It is unisex and typically used within two-syllable given names. Romanized variants include Kuei/Kwei (Wade–Giles) and Gwei. Thus, Gui spans distinct traditions, with interpretations from “protector” to “noble” or “laurel.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #71 | 7 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #129 | 488 | 7,951 |
| MU | 0 | #131 | 7 | 3,613 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #198 | 12 | 4,575 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #206 | 37 | 5,568 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #208 | 11 | 4,970 |
| PT | 0 | #223 | 24 | 4,161 | |
| France | Boys | 1956 | #227 | 3 | 914 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #235 | 1,342 | 12,213 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| SG | 0 | #253 | 17 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #281 | 77 | 8,477 |
| BR | 0 | #287 | 59 | 5,969 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #296 | 8 | 7,909 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #300 | 20 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #336 | 16 | 8,539 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #390 | 62 | 7,952 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #429 | 6 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #450 | 18 | 7,628 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #508 | 20 | 12,905 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #516 | 35 | 12,054 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #521 | 12 | 11,342 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #532 | 5 | 6,731 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #556 | 31 | 18,916 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #600 | 16 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #614 | 9 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #622 | 9 | 8,289 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #622 | 76 | 17,960 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #653 | 13 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #820 | 10 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #875 | 56 | 5,610 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #887 | 55 | 12,708 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #898 | 23 | 15,656 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #910 | 43 | 5,697 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #924 | 71 | 24,821 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #928 | 24 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #963 | 20 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #983 | 129 | 25,439 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 9 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,101 | 28 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,163 | 14 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,398 | 74 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,592 | 23 | 28,008 |
Gui is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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