Ginger
Ginger is a girl name of English origin, meaning Reddish; the lively spice.
What Ginger means
Reddish; the lively spice.
Ginger sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Ginger comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Ginger is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Ginger?
You will not find Ginger in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Ginger
We group Ginger under Color and the natural world — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Ginger
These share Ginger's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Poppy — The bright red poppy flower.
- Iris — Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
- Midori — Green.
- Sienna — Reddish-brown earth; from Siena.
- Violet — The violet flower; the color purple.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Livia — Olive; blue.
- Rowan — Little red one; the rowan tree.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Hazel — The hazelnut tree.
- Ivy — Ivy plant — faithfulness, growth.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.