Gigi
Affectionate diminutive name
Gigi is a feminine given name, typically a nickname for names beginning with G like Georgina, Virginia, or Giselle.
It has a playful, affectionate quality and appears across European languages: Everyone calls her Gigi.
The name gained wider recognition through Colette's 1944 novella and its musical adaptations.
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
courtesan · Belle · Paris · champagne · romance · ingenue · transformation · waltz · gown · maturation
nickname
Informal substitute name
Giselle · Gemma · Gabrielle · Gina · pet-name · diminutive · Italian · French · endearment · feminine
- Ethiopian Musicgolden age
- Classic FilmsCasablanca, Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, Some Like It Hot, Vertigo
- French LiteratureVictor Hugo, Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Dumas, Jules Verne
character archetype
Gigifemme fatale
Treacherous enchantress
Mata Hari · Lady Macbeth · Carmen · Scarlett O'Hara · sophisticate