Comments for the name Ginger

This is a cute name, but being a New Englander I've only heard of Southerners named this. Though I once rode a chestnut horse named Ginger.

I'm a southerner and no offense but there are not many Gingers down here. I've never actually cared for the name.

A famouus bearer is legendary actress and dancer Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath, July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the 1940 movie "Kitty Foyle".

I have seen this name spelled with a "J" before.

Tina Louise played the movie star Ginger Grant on the old T.V. show "Gilligan's Island."

Ginger is a great name for a cat.

It reminds me of a character from "Ginger snaps".

I personally find it amusing that my name, although really "Virginia" is mostly Ginger. It's a rare name to come by, which is rather strange, given all the Virginias in the world. I suppose the nickname of "Ginny" is more popular?

Well, in the Spice Girls, "Ginger Spice" was the nickname of Geri Halliwell.

I was nicknamed Ginger by my aunt when I was little, because of my red hair, and she called me that for 12 years. Ginger's a cute name for a little redhead!

There is a show called As Told By Ginger, Ginger is Ginger Foutley, and also there is a book called Ginger Pie about a boy dog named Ginger, so the name could be a boy or girl name.

Very unique name. I might use it for a middle name.

Cute name, but do not name your daughter Ginger if there is even the slightest possibility that she will be a redhead. After that episode of "South Park", it is impossible to go through school as a redhead named Ginger.

How about Ginger Baker, the drummer from the band Cream? He's the only male I can think of with the name Ginger, and he's a fairly famous bearer of the name.

I really like this name. It's sweet, spunky, spicy and cute and it's a sexy name for a woman. Remember Ginger in Gilligan's Island. I had a friend named Ginger and maybe that's why I really like this name. Also, it's not too common. For short I'd call her Dindi pronounced Gingi (the G is pronounced the way Zha Zha pronounces her name) - Dindi is the name of a beautiful Brazilian song.

This is my dog's name! Don't name your kids this! It has too many weird nick-names to go along with it!

The farthest it can go is as a tacky pet name.

No offense to Ginger Rogers, but this isn't the type of name that I could take seriously on a grown woman. I don't think it sounds trashy so much as it sounds ditzy. It sounds best on a cat. It also has the unfortunate recent connotation of those disgusting overbreeding Duggars, who named one of their 18 kids so far Jinger (which I just can't get myself to pronounce as Ginger).

I have some fondness for this as a nickname due to Ginger Spice from the Spice Girls, but only as a nickname. As a legal name, it sounds a little tacky and trashy, and I agree that it sounds better on pets.

Cute as a nickname for Virginia.

I liked this name as a kid. Unfortunately, after South Park, I can see how someone, especially a redhead, with this name can be teased by others.

Bah! I love this name. It's sweet, gentle and just sounds pleasant. I like names with several nickname options. I'd love to use this for a future daughter and nickname her Ginnie to honor her Great Grandmother whose middle name was Virginia and went by Ginny. I like Ginger far better than Virginia. As an added nifty possibility we have many many auburn haired individuals in the family so maybe she'd have auburn hair? Nonetheless, I think this name is adorable!

Reminds me of a dog, to be honest.

Not the best, but far better than Virginia.

Not the best, but far better than Virginia.

I love the name "Ginger". But I`d only use it for my daughter, if she had ginger hair.

Other than thinking of a spice, the name Ginger makes me think of a stripper. I think it sounds sleazy as a name.

Maybe nicknamed Jenny or Ginny.