2342: guy & gai May 17, 2021

There is a Hebrew name גיא‎ (gai) but this is unrelated to the English name 'Guy'. For one thing, the Hebrew name is not Biblical as one might expect with English names originating in Hebrew, but also they mean totally different things, with גיא‎ meaning 'raven'. 'Guy' is actually from the same root as 'Guido' or the Old German 'Wido' which means 'wood' though others trace this back further to a root meaning 'guide' related to the English 'wit' and 'witness' as it relates to seeing. It is also through this that the saint Saint Vitus is also known as Saint Guy. He was from Sicily, and while Guido is associated with Italians in America, the name and its variations are found throughout Europe.