Boy · French compound
Jean-Guy
Say it: zhahn-GHEE
Meaning
A French compound of Jean (Hebrew 'God is gracious') and Guy (Germanic, possibly 'wood' or 'wide').
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A double name strongly associated with Quebec men born in the 1930s to 1950s.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Jean-Guy Talbot, hockey player
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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