Guido
[ˈɡido]Meaning
latinized form of Wido, from an Old High German root meaning "wood"
Background Story
Guido is the Latinized form of Wido, from the Old High German root widu or witu, meaning "wood". It is recorded as a given name in Czech, English, French, Frisian, Germanic and Lithuanian, and has been a male first name in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and Latin America. The name most likely has several homonymous forms: besides the Germanic Guido, an Italian Guido comes from a Latin root for "guide", and another Italian Guido corresponds phonetically to Latin Vitus, so that Saint Vitus has also been known in Italian as Guido.
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