English word origin

Etymology of Ging

Clipped form of Ginger, itself sometimes a nickname for Virginia.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A diminutive of the female given names Ginger and Virginia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipped form of Ginger, itself sometimes a nickname for Virginia.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Irish.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From a shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionn, whence McGinn.

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Derivation mentionMac Fhionnga

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Machine-source provenance

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