Ginny
Short for Virginia
Ginny is a diminutive form of the given names Virginia or Genevieve, used as an independent name in its own right.
It gained particular cultural visibility as Ginny Weasley, a character in the Harry Potter series.
The name suggests an informal, approachable quality compared to its more formal parent names.
Have you met my daughter Ginny?
Masculine name, shortened
- HermioneWoman's name from antiquity
- GryffindorScarlet and gold house
- QuidditchAerial broomstick team sport
- BurrowFamily name, NFL notable
Hogwarts · Chamber of Secrets · Molly · Arthur · witch · redhead · Tom Riddle · diary
Informal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- pet nameAffectionate nickname for loved ones
- SouthernOf the region below
- femininePertaining to women
Genevieve · Ginger · Ginnie · namesake · christening · moniker · baby name · baptism
Fiber-seed separating machine
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- Eli WhitneyCotton gin's creator
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
- baleBound mass of material
mill · plantation · processing · mechanical · separator · lint · raw cotton · agriculture
Ron
Masculine name, shortened
- HermioneWoman's name from antiquity
- GryffindorScarlet and gold house
- QuidditchAerial broomstick team sport
Hogwarts · Burrow · Chamber of Secrets · Molly · Arthur · witch · redhead · Tom Riddle · diary · Order of Phoenix
nickname
Informal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- pet nameAffectionate nickname for loved ones
- SouthernOf the region below
feminine · Genevieve · Ginger · Ginnie · namesake · christening · moniker · baby name · baptism · given name
cotton gin
Fiber-seed separating machine
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- Eli WhitneyCotton gin's creator
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
bale · mill · plantation · processing · mechanical · separator · lint · raw cotton · agriculture · invention
- Harry PotterHarry Potter, Hermione Granger, Hogwarts, Voldemort, Ron Weasley
- doll collectingvintage dolls, collectible dolls, fashion doll, fashion dolls, Barbie
GinnyVirginia
Mid-Atlantic American state
Genevieve · Jennifer · full name · given name · legal name
GinnyBellatrix Lestrange
- ginned upArtificially manufactured or exaggerated
- Ginny Weasley
- ginning upFabricating or provoking artificially
- cotton ginningMechanically extracting plant fibers