The baby name Guyon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈɡaɪ.ən/ ("GUY-on"),French: /ɡi.jɔ̃/ (approx. "ghee-YON", nasalized).
The baby name Guyon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈɡaɪ.ən/ ("GUY-on"),French: /ɡi.jɔ̃/ (approx. "ghee-YON", nasalized).
Guyon is French, Germanic in Origin.
Guyon is a French given name and surname formed from Guy + -on, a diminutive or patronymic suffix. Guy derives from Old French Gui, ultimately from the Germanic name Wido, based on Proto‑Germanic *widuz “wood, forest.” Thus, Guyon can mean “little Guy” or “son/descendant of Guy,” with an underlying sense linked to “the woods.”
Used in medieval France and carried to England by the Normans, the form gained literary visibility through Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, where Sir Guyon personifies Temperance. As a family name it appears in Huguenot records and later in North America and the Caribbean. Modern given‑name use is rare but occurs in Francophone and Dutch contexts. Variants include Guy, Guion (famously borne by astronaut Guion Bluford), and the related Italian Guido; French diminutives such as Guyot share the same root.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #913 | 39 | 5,873 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Guyon is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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