Guido
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For other uses, see Guido (disambiguation).
| Guido | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Italian, Ancient Germanic |
| Meaning | Forest, Guide |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Guy |
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Guido is a given name of Italian origin also utilised as a given name in Spanish. Guido is derived from the Ancient Germanic Wido.[1] and Latin name Vito. The French and English version is Guy.
In the United States, "guido" is sometimes used as a derogatory slur to refer to those who appear to fall within a perceived exaggerated Italian-American stereotype, especially since the programming of the reality show Jersey Shore.
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[edit] People
[edit] First name
- Guido of Acqui (c. 1004–1070), Bishop of Acqui
- Guido of Arezzo (991/992–after 1033), (also Guido Aretinus, Guido da Arezzo, Guido Monaco, or Guido D'Arezzo), music theorist
- Guido Cagnacci (1601–1663), Italian painter
- Guido Calabresi (b. 1932), American judge and former Dean of Yale Law School
- Guido Cavalcanti (c. 1250/1259–1300), Italian (Florentine) poet and friend of Dante
- Guido Calza (1888-1946) Italian archaeologist
- Guido de Bres (1522–1567) Pastor, theologian, author of Belgic Confession
- Guido delle Colonne (early 13th century), Italian writer and contemporary of Dante
- Guido Deiro (1886-1950), a vaudeville piano-accordionist
- Guido Grandi (1671–1742), Italian priest and professor of mathematics
- Guido Guerrini, (b. 1976), Italian rally driver
- Guido Martino (1895–1922), Italian fascist
- Guido de Marco (1931–2010), Maltese politician, who served as the sixth President of Malta from 1999 to 2004
- Guido I da Montefeltro (1223–1298), advisor to Pope Boniface VIII
- Guido of Pisa (d. 1169), Italian geographer
- Guido Quaroni (b. 1970), computer modeller and animation scientist at Pixar Animation Studios
- Guido Reni (1575–1642), Italian painter
- Guido van Rossum (b. 1960), creator of the Python programming language
- Guido Westerwelle (b. 1961), Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor of Germany
- Guy of Anderlecht (c. 950–1012), Belgian saint
- Guy Fawkes (later Guido Fawkes) (1570–1606), English Catholic who attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot
- Paul Staines (b. 1967), a British political blogger going by the name "Guido Fawkes" after the above
- Pauly D
- Mike "The Situation"
- Ronnie
- Vinny
[edit] Fictional characters
- Father Guido Sarducci, fictional character portrayed by American comedian Don Novello
- Guido Hatzis, comic character created by Australian comedians Moclair and Schiller
- Guido Carosella a.k.a. Strong Guy, a fictional mutant from the Marvel Comics universe
- Guido, character from Pixar's 2006 animated film Cars
- Guido, a character in the Myth Adventures series created by Robert Asprin
- Prince Guido (Russ.: Gvidon), character from The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Alexander Pushkin
[edit] Last name
- José María Guido (1910–1975), president of Argentina between 1962 and 1963
[edit] References
- ^ Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name". Behind the Name. http://www.behindthename.com/name/guido. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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