Guido is a

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. It has been a male first name in

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, the

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and

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, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there are most likely

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ous 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

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name ''Wido'', which meant "wood" (that is, "forest"). Another likely homonym is the Italian ''Guido'' from a latinate root for "guide". 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 Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical ...

has also been known in Italian as Guido. The slang term ''

Guido 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 ...

'' 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. It may also be used as a more general

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for working-class urban

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People

Given name

Medieval times

Guido (composer) Guido (flourished 1372–1374) was a French composer and cantor whose only known music is contained in the Chantilly Codex. Identity and career Not much is known for certain about Guido other than he was cantor at the Avignon Cathedral from 137 ...

(–1374), French composer and cantor *

Guido of Acqui Saint Guido of Acqui (also Wido) (c. 1004 – 2 June 1070) was Bishop of Acqui (now Acqui Terme) in north-west Italy from 1034 until his death. He was born around 1004 to a noble family of the area of Acqui, the Counts of Acquesana, in Melazz ...

(–1070), bishop of Acqui, Italy * Guido of Anderlecht (–1012), Belgian saint *

Guido of Arezzo Guido of Arezzo (; – after 1033) was an Italian music theorist and pedagogue of High medieval music. A Benedictine monk, he is regarded as the inventor—or by some, developer—of the modern Staff (music), staff notation that had a massive ...

(–after 1033), Italian music theorist *

Guido da Velate Guido da Velate (also Guy or Wido) (died 1071) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1045 until his death, though he had simoniacally abdicated in 1067. He had been chosen as successor to Aribert by the people in opposition to the choice of the noble ...

, (died 1071) bishop of Milan *

Guido Bonatti Guido Bonatti (died between 1296 and 1300) was an Italian mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with n ...

(died ), Italian mathematician, astronomer and astrologer *

Guido Cavalcanti Guido Cavalcanti (between 1250 and 1259 – August 1300) was an Italians, Italian poet. He was also a friend of and intellectual influence on Dante Alighieri. Historical background Cavalcanti was born in Florence at a time when the comune was b ...

(–1300), Italian (Florentine) poet and friend of Dante * Guido delle Colonne (), Italian writer and contemporary of Dante * Guido I da Montefeltro (1223–1298), advisor to Pope Boniface VIII * Guido di Pietro (–1455), Italian Renaissance painter better known as ''Fra Angelico'' * Guido of Pisa (d. 1169), Italian geographer * Guido of Siena, 13th-century Italian painter * Guido II of Spoleto (died 882), Duke of Spoleto and Margrave of Camerino * Guy III of Spoleto (died 895), King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor

Later use

* Guido Alvarenga (born 1970), Paraguayan footballer *

Guido Andreozzi Guido Andreozzi (; ; born 5 August 1991) is an Argentine professional tennis player of Italian descent. His career-high rankings are world No. 70 in singles, achieved on 28 January 2019 and No. 47 in doubles, reached on 19 May 2025. He has won tw ...

(born 1991), Argentine tennis player * Guido Barreyro (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Guido Beck (1903–1988), Argentine physicist *

Guido de Bres Guido de Bres (also known as Guido de Bray,L.A. van Langeraad, ''Guido de Bray Zijn Leven en Werken'', Zierikzee: S.Ochtman en Zoon 1884 p.9, 13 Guy de Bray and Guido de Brès, 1522 – 31 May 1567) was a Walloon pastor, Protestant reformer and ...

(1522–1567), Belgian pastor, theologian, author of Belgic Confession * Guido Buchwald (born 1961) German footballer * Guido Buscaglia (born 1996), Argentine swimmer * Guido Cagnacci (1601–1663), Italian painter *

Guido Calabresi Guido Calabresi (born October 18, 1932) is an Italian-born American jurist who serves as a senior circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is a former Dean of Yale Law School, where he has been a professor s ...

(born 1932), American judge and former Dean of Yale Law School * Guido Calza (1888–1946) Italian archaeologist * Guido Cannetti (born 1979), Argentine mixed martial artist * Guido Cantelli (1920–1956), Italian orchestral conductor * Guido Cantz (born 1971), German television presenter * Guido Carrillo (born 1991), Argentine footballer *

Guido Castelnuovo Guido Castelnuovo (14 August 1865 – 27 April 1952) was an Italian mathematician. He is best known for his contributions to the field of algebraic geometry, though his contributions to the study of statistics and probability theory are also s ...

(1865–1952), Italian mathematician * Guido Corteggiano (born 1987), Argentine footballer * Guido Cortese (1908–1964), Italian lawyer and politician * Guido Dal Casón (born 1993), Argentine footballer * Guido Deiro (1886–1950), Italian-born vaudeville piano-accordionist * Guido Di Fonzo (born 1996), Argentine footballer * Guido di Tella (1931–2001), Argentine businessman, academic and diplomat * Guido Di Vanni (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Guido Falaschi (1989–2011), Argentine racecar driver * Guido Fanconi (1892–1979), Swiss pediatrician *

Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educate ...

(later Guido Fawkes) (1570–1606), English Catholic who attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot *

Guido Fubini Guido Fubini (19 January 1879 – 6 June 1943) was an Italian mathematician, known for Fubini's theorem and the Fubini–Study metric. Life Born in Venice, he was steered towards mathematics at an early age by his teachers and his father, ...

(1879–1943), Italian mathematician *

Guido Gezelle Guido Pieter Theodorus Josephus Gezelle (1 May 1830 – 27 November 1899) was an influential writer and poet and a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium. He is famous for the use of the West Flemish dialect, but he also wrote in other languages ...

(1830–1899), Flemish writer, poet and priest * Guido Gómez (born 1994), Italian footballer of Argentine descent * Guido Gorgatti (1919–2023), Argentine film actor * Guido Görtzen (born 1970), Dutch volleyball player * Guido Grandi (1671–1742), Italian priest and professor of mathematics * Guido Guerrini, (born 1976), Italian rally driver * Guido Herrera (born 1992), Argentine footballer *

Guido Imbens Guido Wilhelmus Imbens (born 3 September 1963) is a Dutch-American economist whose research concerns econometrics and statistics. He holds the Applied Econometrics Professorship in Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business at Stanf ...

(born 1963), Dutch-American economist * Guido Kaczka (born 1978), Argentine TV presenter * Guido Knopp (born 1946), German historian, journalist and producer of history documentaries * Guido Kratschmer (born 1953), German decathlete and former world record holder *

Guido de Lavezaris Guido de Lavezaris (c. 1512 – d. 1581) was the second Spanish Governor General of the Philippines. He succeeded Miguel López de Legazpi in 1572 as governor, and was succeeded by Francisco de Sande on August 25, 1575. Early life Little was ...

(), Spanish Governor General of the Philippines *

Guido von List Guido Karl Anton List (5 October 1848 – 17 May 1919), better known as Guido von List, was an Austrian occultist, journalist, playwright, and novelist. He expounded a modern Pagan new religious movement known as Wotanism, which he claimed w ...

(1848–1919), Austrian occultist, journalist, playwright, and novelist *

Guido Mainero Guido Mainero (born 23 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Platense. Career Mainero joined Instituto's academy in 2002. He was moved into their first-team for the 2014 Primera B Nacional campaign. ...

(born 1995), Argentine footballer *

Guido Mantega Guido Mantega (; born 7 April 1949) is an Italian-born Brazilian economist and politician. Mantega served as Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2015 under the presidencies of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff. His tenure as Ministe ...

(born 1949), Italian-born Finance Minister of Brazil * Guido de Marco (1931–2010), Maltese politician, who served as the sixth President of Malta from 1999 to 2004 * Guido Marini (born 1965), Italian Roman Catholic priest * Guido Migliozzi (born 1997), Italian golfer * Guido Milán (born 1987), Argentine footballer * Guido Mina di Sospiro, Argentine-born writer * Guido Morselli (1912–1973), Italian writer * Guido De Padt (born 1954), Belgian politician * Guido Palau, British hair stylist *

Guido Pella Guido Pella (; born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. In August 2019, Pella reached his career best world No. 20 in singles. In July 2019, he peaked at No. 55 in doubles. Personal life His father, Carlos, taught hi ...

(born 1990), Argentine tennis player * Guido Petti (born 1994), Argentine rugby union player * Guido Pizarro (born 1990), Argentine footballer * Guido Quaroni (born 1970), Italian computer modeller and animator at Pixar Studios * Guido Rancez (born 1990), Argentine footballer * Guido Randisi (born 1989), Argentine rugby union footballer * Guido Ratto (born 1999), Argentine footballer *

Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious works, but al ...

(1575–1642), Italian painter *

Guido Reybrouck Guido Reybrouck (born 25 December 1941) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Wilfried Reybrouck and the cousin of Gustave Danneels. Major results ;1964 : 1st Paris–Tours : 1st Züri-Metzgete : 1st Stage 2 To ...

(born 1941), Belgian cyclist * Guido Rodríguez (born 1994), Argentine footballer * Guido Sandleris (born 1971), Argentine economist * Guido Stampacchia (1922–1978), Italian mathematician * Guido Vadalá (born 1997), Argentine footballer *

Guido van Rossum Guido van Rossum (; born 31 January 1956) is a Dutch programmer. He is the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the " benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position on 12 July 2018. He ...

(born 1956), Dutch programmer, creator of the Python programming language * Guido Vildoso (born 1937), Bolivian military officer and de facto president in 1982 * Guido Volpi (born 1995), Argentine rugby union footballer * Guido Westerwelle (1961–2016), German politician * Guido Wieland (1906-1993), Austrian actor

Family name

* Beatriz Guido (1922–1988), Argentine novelist and screenwriter * José María Guido (1910–1975), president of Argentina between 1962 and 1963 * Peggy Guido (1912–1994), also known as Peggy Piggott, English archaeologist and prehistorian * Tomás Guido (1788-1866), Argentine general, diplomat and politician * Sandor Guido (born 1978), Nicaraguan baseball player and coach

Fictional characters

* Guido Mista, the gunman of Bucciarati's gang in part 5 of the manga, ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Guido Anselmi, film director played by

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...

's film ''8 1/2'' * Commissario Guido Brunetti, the protagonist of

Donna Leon Donna Leon (; born September 28, 1942) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. The novels are written in English and have been translated into many forei ...

's crime fiction series set in

Venice, Italy Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 438 bridge ...

* Father Guido Sarducci, fictional character portrayed by American comedian Don Novello * Guido Hatzis, a comic character created by Australian comedians Moclair and Schiller * Guido Carosella a.k.a. Strong Guy, a fictional mutant from the

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universe *

, a character in the ''

Cars A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...

'' franchise * Guido, a '' Microraptor gui'' character who appears in '' The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers'' and the TV episode "The Hermit of Black Rock" * Guido, a character in the ''Myth Adventures'' series created by Robert Asprin * Prince Guido (Russian: ''Gvidon''), character from '' The Tale of Tsar Saltan'' by

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is consid ...

* Guido il Cortese, the protagonist in

Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( , ; ; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel ''Frankenstein, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' (1818), which is considered an History of science fiction# ...

's short story "Transformation" * Guido, the killer pimp in '' Risky Business'' portrayed by Joe Pantoliano * Guido Anchovy, a main character from the animated cartoon series ''

Samurai Pizza Cats ''Samurai Pizza Cats'' is an animated television show produced by Saban Entertainment. It is an adaptation of the anime series ''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee'' (''Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee''), produced by Tatsunoko Production and Sotsu Agency, w ...

'' * Guido Orefice, the main protagonist in the Italian comedy film '' Life Is Beautiful'' * Guido, right-hand man of primary antagonist Kromer in Canto III of video game Limbus Company

Other

*'' Guido Fawkes'', a British political website run by blogger Paul Staines

References

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