Guyon
/ˈɡaɪən/noun
Guyon is an English literary proper name and surname, best known as the knight of Temperance in Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene.
Did you know?Spenser’s Guyon is the Knight of Temperance, a symbolic figure who destroys the enchanted Bower of Bliss rather than surrendering to its sensual magic.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*widʰu-
“Tree or wood; a reconstructed ancient root associated with wooded growth.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*widuz
“Wood or forest; the likely source of the Germanic personal-name element behind Guy.”
Early Medieval Period
Germanic
Wido
“A Germanic masculine personal name, probably connected with the “wood” element.”
Old French
Old French
Gui
“A French form of the Germanic name Wido, later corresponding to English Guy.”
Middle English
English
Guy
“An English personal name adopted from Old French Gui.”
1590
English
Guyon
“The name of the Knight of Temperance in Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene; likely a literary elaboration of Guy.”