Jiggs as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jiggs

What is the meaning of the name Jiggs ?

The baby name Jiggs is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɪgz/ (JIGZ).

Jiggs is English in Origin.

Jiggs is an English nickname-turned-given name drawn from jig, the lively folk dance. The word traces to Middle French gigue and related Old French/Germanic roots, then entered English in the 16th century; Irish tradition later cemented its sprightly tone. As a given name, Jiggs suggests playfulness and quick movement.

As a personal name, it surfaced in the early 1900s, bolstered by George McManus’s comic strip Bringing Up Father (1913), whose Irish-American hero is Jiggs. Through the 20th century it appeared chiefly as a colloquial male nickname in North America and the Commonwealth - see sportscaster Jiggs McDonald and Indian culinary figure Jiggs Kalra - though it remains rare on birth registers. Variants include Jig and Jigs; Jiggy functions as a playful extension. Usage is informal and unisex in principle, well suited as a breezy moniker or middle name with Celtic flair.

⚙ Jiggs is a rare name. Our records hold just 50 recorded uses, spread over 11 countries.