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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Guya f. Fem. of Guy.

The diminutive Guittelina shows the retention of the original Old German root.

England
English
1550 Guy BEmar-vol1 p. 4
France
Latin
1147 Guittelina (abl) clairvaux-12thc 15
Middle French
1421 Guiote favier 932, Guiotte ibid. 542
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Guya". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Guya.