Guiet

Guiet
This unusual and interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066, and has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may derive from a diminutive of the personal name "Guy", a French form of the Germanic personal name "Wido", of uncertain origin. It may be from the Old High German "witu", Olde English pre 7th Century "widu" or "wudu", meaning a wood, or else from the German "wit", Olde English "wid", meaning wide. This name was popular among the Normans in the forms "Wi" and "Why", and in France as "Guy". In some instances the surname may be an occupational name for a guide, deriving from the Old French "gui", guide (a derivative of "gui(d)er", to guide). Job-descriptive surnames originally denoted the actual occupation of the namebearer, and later became hereditary. The surname has many variant spellings ranging from Guitt, Guiet and Guite, to Guyet and Guyot. Recordings of the surname from various Church Registers include: the marriage of Richard Guite and Elizabeth Berrye on October 14th 1568, at Goodnestone by Sandwich, Kent; the marriage of Perrine Guiet and Simon Brossard on June 15th 1605, at Cerans-Foulletourte, Sarthe, France; and the christening of Sarah Anne, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Guiett, on December 3rd 1854, at East Clandon, Surrey. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Guiet, which was dated 1141, in the "Chartulary of Colchester Abbey", Essex, during the reign of King Stephen, known as "Count of Blois", 1135 - 1154. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Guiet — Diminutif de Guy fréquent dans l Ouest, en particulier en Vendée, dans la Sarthe, le Maine et Loire et en Poitou Charentes …   Noms de famille

  • Agriturismo Ai Guiet — (Superga,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Superga 48/0, 10020 Superga, Итал …   Каталог отелей

  • Flora Guiet — Le Fabuleux Destin d Amélie Poulain Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain Réalisation Jean Pierre Jeunet Acteurs principaux Audrey Tautou Mathieu Kassovitz Isabelle Nanty Rufus Jamel Debbouze Yolande Moreau Dominique Pinon Ticky Holgado André… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Prix Lumiere 2002 — Prix Lumière 2002 Cet article fait partie de la série Prix Lumière Récompenses officielles …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Prix Lumière 2002 — Le 25 février 2002, 8 récompenses ont été remises à la cérémonie des Lumière 2002 de la critique internationale. La cérémonie a eu lieu à l’Hôtel de Crillon, à Paris (France). Sommaire 1 Palmarès 2002 2 Voir aussi 2.1 Liens externes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Prix lumière 2002 — Cet article fait partie de la série Prix Lumière Récompenses officielles …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Guiett — This unusual and interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066, and has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may derive from a diminutive of the personal name Guy , a French form of the… …   Surnames reference

  • Guite — This unusual and interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066, and has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may derive from a diminutive of the personal name Guy , a French form of the… …   Surnames reference

  • Guitt — This unusual and interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066, and has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may derive from a diminutive of the personal name Guy , a French form of the… …   Surnames reference

  • Guyet — This unusual and interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066, and has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may derive from a diminutive of the personal name Guy , a French form of the… …   Surnames reference

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”