Ginger - Meaning of Ginger

What does Ginger mean?

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Ginger

[ 2 syll. gin-ger, gi-ng-er ] The baby boy name Ginger is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. It is pronounced as JHIHNJH-er †. Ginger is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is also English. Its meaning is derived literally from the common word 'ginger'. See Ginger for more information.

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Ginger is an unusual baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In the past century Ginger has mostly been a girl name.

Baby names that sound like Ginger include the name Jahangeer and the name Jahangir (Arabic).

† Pronunciation for Ginger: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"