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Guya
f.
Fem. of
Guy
.
The diminutive
Guittelina
shows the retention of the original Old German root.
England
Early Modern English
●
1550
Guy
BEmar-vol1
p. 4
France
Latin
◑
1147
Guittelina
(
abl
)
clairvaux-12thc
15
;
1179
Guiota
(
abl
)
ibid.
172
,
Guiotta
(
abl
)
ibid.
173
Middle French
◑
1421
Guiote
favier
932
,
Guiotte
ibid.
542
;
1568
Guyonne
RegPCC-1
p. 421
Cite as:
J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Guya". In S.L. Uckelman, ed.
The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources
, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Guya.