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 [ 2 syll. gin-ger, gi-ng-er ] The girl name Ginger is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced JHIHNJHer KEY. Ginger's origin is English and Latin, and its use, English. English and Latin origin: Literally from the ordinary word ginger. The first name is derived from the plant name; it evolved as a nickname for someone with red-brown hair or violent emotions. The plant name is itself of Indian origin. In addition, Ginger is an English pet form of the English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish Virginia. A form of Ginger is the English spelling variant Ginjer. Ginger is an uncommon baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1971, 0.095% of baby girls were named Ginger. It had a ranking of #187 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is of only irregular use now. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Ginger, the English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish Virginia was the most popular. In the last century Ginger has mainly been a girl name. A baby name that sounds like Ginger is the English Ginjer. KEY: Pronunciation for Ginger: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"   |
