Gin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gin

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The baby name Gin is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': '/dʒɪn/ (JIN)', 'japanese': '/ɡin/ (GEEN)'}.

Gin is English, Japanese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: English, Japanese

Pronunciation: {'english': '/dʒɪn/ (JIN)', 'japanese': '/ɡin/ (GEEN)'}

What is the meaning of the name Gin ?

The baby name Gin is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': '/dʒɪn/ (JIN)', 'japanese': '/ɡin/ (GEEN)'}.

Gin is English, Japanese in Origin.

Gin is a multicultural given name and nickname with several roots. In Japanese, Gin (銀) literally means “silver” and is a unisex choice; it appears in early modern records and persists today in given names and in place names such as Ginza (“silver guild”). The metal imagery suggests brightness, refinement, and prosperity.

In English, Gin commonly shortens Virginia or Ginevra and has been used independently since the late twentieth century, boosted by performers like New Zealand singer Gin Wigmore. In Chinese contexts, Gin occurs in some Cantonese- and Taishanese-derived romanizations, or as a variant spelling for the surname Jin (金); meaning depends on the original character. Variants and related forms include Ginny, Ginnie, Ginger, Gigi (English diminutives), and Jin (transliteration-related). The core meaning most often cited is “silver,” giving the name a cool, luminous aura.

Gin has the following similar or variant Names

Gin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
KR	Boys	0	#27	1	897
MV	Girls	0	#33	3	2,021
MV	Boys	0	#66	12	3,375
IN		0	#71	1	2,963
JP		0	#76	2	4,057
CN		0	#85	2	3,857
LT		0	#86	3	949
TW		0	#99	5	4,523
QA		0	#106	1	7,011
PH		0	#107	4	5,607
BN	Girls	0	#112	3	5,459
OM		0	#121	1	6,215
IQ		0	#133	1	3,533
ID	Boys	0	#135	1	4,130
BN	Boys	0	#137	3	6,332
PA		0	#138	1	3,797
LT	Boys	0	#146	6	2,166
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
MT	Girls	0	#153	1	3,773
BW	Boys	0	#154	1	4,685
CR		0	#164	2	5,526
PR	Girls	0	#167	1	3,171
SI	Girls	0	#177	1	2,769
LT	Girls	0	#181	14	1,904
AE		0	#182	6	10,220
CZ		0	#185	2	3,154
LU	Girls	0	#189	2	4,850
RU		0	#194	1	3,641
DK		0	#206	1	5,198
LU	Boys	0	#219	2	4,970
MO	Boys	0	#226	9	5,842
AL	Girls	0	#227	1	4,141
BG	Girls	0	#230	2	3,559
IR		0	#230	2	4,221
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
SG		0	#245	25	11,010
GR	Girls	0	#248	2	6,293
TW	Boys	0	#250	7	7,111
JP	Girls	0	#251	1	6,592
NA	Boys	0	#253	1	6,830
EC	Girls	0	#256	3	3,650
MO	Girls	0	#257	7	7,056
TW	Girls	0	#257	20	8,139
NG		0	#271	2	5,926
KZ	Boys	0	#294	3	6,578
JP	Boys	0	#302	2	7,909
AL	Boys	0	#303	1	5,122
QA	Girls	0	#304	13	15,378
MY		0	#306	25	12,352
SA		0	#308	5	10,560
CN	Boys	0	#324	8	9,639
PE		0	#328	2	6,350
DK	Girls	0	#329	1	7,429
GH	Girls	0	#333	5	6,973
CN	Girls	0	#337	13	8,829
GT		0	#337	2	5,948
JO	Girls	0	#338	2	7,570
HK		0	#350	8	8,483
SD	Girls	0	#357	2	7,678
MU	Girls	0	#359	4	8,539
BR		0	#360	1	5,969
PH	Boys	0	#360	24	11,440
GH	Boys	0	#361	1	8,138
PL	Girls	0	#362	3	5,096
PH	Girls	0	#363	28	13,098
MU	Boys	0	#368	2	8,477
PT	Boys	0	#380	2	7,951
JO	Boys	0	#389	1	7,057
YE		0	#397	2	8,639
BO		0	#408	1	6,868
EG		0	#411	2	6,387
UY	Boys	0	#413	1	5,922
OM	Girls	0	#416	9	15,987
CL		0	#431	4	6,867
MX		0	#441	5	8,339
Spain		0	#442	11	2,326
SD	Boys	0	#464	3	10,523
PT	Girls	0	#471	1	7,952
ZA		0	#474	1	14,421
AR	Boys	0	#483	1	7,628
KW	Girls	0	#485	31	19,177
RU	Girls	0	#487	12	11,913
RU	Boys	0	#492	14	12,621
SG	Girls	0	#493	94	18,916
GT	Boys	0	#499	1	7,625
PA	Boys	0	#504	2	9,305
HK	Boys	0	#505	23	12,905
CO		0	#507	4	7,768
CR	Boys	0	#509	2	10,188
PA	Girls	0	#516	3	9,861
CR	Girls	0	#521	12	11,342
UY	Girls	0	#534	3	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#539	3	7,500
AE	Girls	0	#542	12	20,968
BH		0	#543	11	17,937
PS	Girls	0	#543	5	10,981
PS	Boys	0	#553	9	10,655
LY		0	#559	1	12,703
IR	Boys	0	#565	1	10,162
HK	Girls	0	#571	45	16,104
BD	Boys	0	#603	3	10,045
IL	Boys	0	#617	9	10,983
BO	Boys	0	#618	5	9,244
AR	Girls	0	#630	1	8,289
IL	Girls	0	#641	5	11,648
BO	Girls	0	#649	3	9,488
CL	Boys	0	#653	13	13,390
IQ	Boys	0	#656	12	13,071
SG	Boys	0	#661	37	17,960
LB		0	#689	2	13,263
IT		0	#697	18	4,183
QA	Boys	0	#736	8	18,093
KW	Boys	0	#760	10	18,755
SY		0	#764	4	11,684
BR	Boys	0	#779	7	12,213
Germany	Girls	0	#821	18	4,949
NG	Girls	0	#825	2	15,093
PE	Boys	0	#836	43	14,506
CL	Girls	0	#841	11	14,098
TN		0	#862	4	13,765
EG	Boys	0	#870	17	15,035
United States	Boys	2024	#887	6	7,044
SA	Girls	0	#896	40	25,931
MY	Girls	0	#899	96	24,821
Spain	Boys	0	#908	23	5,610
CO	Boys	0	#910	11	15,656
OM	Boys	0	#912	7	17,948
PE	Girls	0	#923	21	14,861
NL	Boys	0	#932	20	5,873
Germany	Boys	0	#941	12	5,697
NL	Girls	0	#943	13	5,933
EG	Girls	0	#945	15	14,742
Spain	Girls	0	#951	33	5,561
MX	Boys	0	#970	13	16,355
IN	Boys	0	#988	14	16,750
BR	Girls	0	#990	3	12,708
NG	Boys	0	#995	7	16,906
MY	Boys	0	#999	113	25,439
CO	Girls	0	#1,053	26	16,140
AE	Boys	0	#1,081	12	22,615
MA		0	#1,109	20	20,986
MX	Girls	0	#1,116	68	17,781
ZA	Girls	0	#1,131	11	25,928
DZ		0	#1,151	26	20,130
ZA	Boys	0	#1,167	12	25,619
TR		0	#1,254	1	19,440
IT	Girls	0	#1,323	124	9,415
IT	Boys	0	#1,355	117	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,560	55	28,008

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