Ginger (first name)
Ginger is a female and male given name .
Origin and meaning
The name means ginger , which is a spice , and comes from English . The name also functions as a nickname for people with reddish- brown hair color and is also a subsidiary form of Virginia .
As a male first name, it is not derived from Virginia, but only has the meaning of ginger.
variants
as a form of Virginia
Name bearer
- Ginger Baker (actually Peter Edward Baker; 1939-2019), British drummer
- Ginger Costello-Wollersheim (* 1986), German reality TV participant and pop singer
- Ginger Fish (actually Kenneth Robert Wilson; * 1965), American drummer
- Ginger Lynn (* 1962), American porn actress and actress
- Ginger Rogers (real Virginia Katherine McMath; 1911–1995), American actress
Name bearers from literature and film
- Ginger and Fred , a film satire by Federico Fellini
- Ginger & Rosa , a drama film directed by Sally Potter
- Ginger Snaps , a horror film from 2000
- Ginger's World , a cartoon series