Ziggy

Quirky given name

Ziggy is a given name, typically male, often a nickname for names beginning with Z or containing similar sounds (Sigmund, Zygmunt).

The name carries a casual, playful quality.

It gained cultural currency through the comic strip character Ziggy and musician Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie's androgynous rock persona.

Bowie

Mars

Red planet, war deity

alter-ego · 1970s · rock · theatricality · costume · makeup · British · icon · reinvention · extraterrestrial

comic

syndicated

Licensed for wide distribution

newspaper · strip · humor · melancholy · round · simple · loser · optimist · daily · panel

name

nickname

Informal substitute name

informal · pet-name · diminutive · Sigmund · Siegfried · cartoon · character · friendly · memorable · catchy

pattern

chevron

V-shaped line or symbol

stripes · geometric · herringbone · stitching · rickrack · sharp · diagonal · wave · alternating · peak

Categories
Opposites
formality of naming

ZiggyReginald

Traditional English male name

Bartholomew · Maximilian · Cornelius · Archibald · Percival

cultural persona (Ziggy Stardust context)

ZiggyJohn Doe

Placeholder for unidentified males

Everyman · Pat Boone · Perry Como · square · conformist

CULTURAL PERSONA (re: Ziggy Stardust)

ZiggyJohnny Cash

Bruce Springsteen · John Mellencamp · James Taylor · Woody Guthrie · Merle Haggard

Phrases
Family

zigzag, zigzags, zigzagging, zigzagged, zig, zigged, zigzaggy, zigging

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G