Norman name Guy

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I always liked Guy because it was historic rare name that didn't seem like other names, but never consider it because of the word. Recently comment here said name is pronounced Gee and I really like that pronunciation, which I didn't know it existed.

How would you pronounce it and does this make it usable?

It’s pronounced Guy, not ghee, in the U.K. It would be more like Ghee in French. There are lots of British Guys and they are pronounced the same, British, way.

Never heard it pronounced GEE.
I'm not a fan though, it is just another word for a man to me.

As far as I know the English pronunciation is like the word guy, and the French is Gee. I'd find it a bit a bit odd if a couple with no French heritage used the French pronunciation (like I'd find it odd if they called their son Charles pronounced Sharl) and almost everyone reading it would use the English pronunciation, but there's nothing wrong with it.

But I don't think the English pronunciation of Guy is unusable either. I know a couple of Guys and never saw them have a problem.

Guy in French is pronounced ghee.

All of the English Guys I have known pronounce it like the lowercase guy (as in bloke).

They are taking about the French pronunciation

It will be Guy here - like a bloke - because it’s such a well known word it will never be said differently

Also most people associate Ghee with Indian cheese, so..

"Gee" in Ireland means vagina. Just thought you should know that before choosing it.

And I agree with the other posters that it would be strange to use the French pronunciation in the UK. It would be like expecting people to pronounce Robert as ro-bair or Richard as ree-shar - nobody in the UK is going to read it that way intuitively.

Also most people associate Ghee with Indian cheese, so..

Ghee is clarified butter, and very delicious.

I like the English type of Guy.

I would pronounce it Guy in anglophone communities and Ghee in francophone ones.

Guy is a great name but I'm afraid I'd never pronounce it Gee. I think that's French?

I quite like Guy. I've never met one who wasn't rather posh.

It rhymes with Eye in the UK.
Ghee is not cheese

Gee? As in... ghee? I wouldn't use this name.

I have always heard it pronounced like 'guy'

Guy pronounced like ghee - would never be able to go to Dublin as it's very coarse slang for 'fanny' there.

Guy with the usual UK pronunciation is fine.

French version is spelt Gui

I work with. 'Guy' who is English and he says it's to rhyme with Sky. I think if you're in the UK this will be the assumed pronunciation

I grew up in a French speaking part of Canada and knew many people with the name Guy or Jean-Guy. All pronounced "Ghee" but all of them spoken French as their first language so the French pronounciation made sense. In the UK I've only ever heard it pronounced as "Guy".

I like Guy pronounced the English way and I do think it’s usable.