Guto is a Welsh given name; it can be the

diminutive form A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle som ...

Gruffudd Gruffudd or Gruffydd ( or , in either case) is a Welsh name, originating in Old Welsh as a given name and today used as both a given and a surname. It is the origin of the Anglicised name '' Griffith[s]'', and was historically sometimes tre ...

, Augusto or

Gustavo Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, also spelled Gustaf, a Swedish name, likely from Slavic Gostislav. People with ...

. Notable persons with that name include: *

Guto Bebb Guto ap Owain Bebb (born 9 October 1968) is a Welsh politician and former business consultant who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberconwy from 2010 to 2019, having previously lost elections to the Welsh Assembly and the House of Com ...

(born 1968), Welsh Conservative MP *

Guto Harri Guto Harri (; born 8 July 1966) is a Welsh broadcaster, writer and strategic communications consultant. He most recently served as Downing Street Director of Communications, having been appointed by Boris Johnson in February 2022. Harri spent ...

(born 1966), Welsh broadcaster, writer and communications consultant *

Guto Nyth Brân Griffith Morgan (1700–1737), better known as Guto Nyth Brân (Guto being a diminutive of Griffith and ''Nyth Brân'' () the name of his parents' farm near PorthDavies (2008), pg 570.), was an athlete. Many of Guto's running feats have since becom ...

(1700–1737), Welsh athlete *

Guto Pryce Guto Dafydd Pryce ( Welsh pronunciation: ; born 4 September 1972) is a Welsh musician best known as bass guitar player and songwriter in the band Super Furry Animals. With them he has recorded nine UK Albums Chart Top 25 studio albums, plus num ...

(born 1972), bass guitar player in the band Super Furry Animals * Guto Puw (born 1971), Welsh composer, university lecturer and conductor *

Guto'r Glyn Guto'r Glyn (c. 1412 – c. 1493) was a Welsh language poet and soldier of the era of the ''Beirdd yr Uchelwyr'' ("Poets of the Nobility") or ''Cywyddwyr'' ("cywydd-men"), the itinerant professional poets of the later Middle Ages. He is consid ...

(1435–1493), Welsh language poet * Guto (footballer, born 1964), full name José Augusto Bagatini, Brazilian football central defender * Guto (footballer, born 1976), full name Adelton Gomes da Silva, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Guto (footballer, born 1988), full name Augusto Pacheco Fraga, Brazilian football striker * Carlos Augusto Filho (born 1986), Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer; known as Guto Inocente

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