Female Name
Ginny
ˈd͡ʒɪn.i
Overview
Gender
feminine
Origin
Categories
child actors
currently out of the US top 1000
diminutives
Dislyte characters
Harry Potter characters
Quantico characters
Stephen King characters
The Sopranos characters
Will and Grace characters
witches
Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
73/100
youthful100%
informal100%
natural120%
wholesome100%
refined80%
strange65%
Meaning & Etymology
Ginny or Ginnie is an English feminine given name or diminutive, frequently of the name Virginia. It may also serve as the diminutive form of Jennifer, Genevieve, Ginevra, or Geneva. Additionally, "Ginny" is a slang term for the U.S. state of Virginia, used mainly in the rural western portions of the state.
Etymology
Original Form:
Virginia
Evolution:
Diminutive form of Virginia, evolving to also represent diminutives of Jennifer, Genevieve, Ginevra, or Geneva.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginny