Gigi
- Pronunciation
- [ZHEE-zhee or JEE-jee]
- IPA
- English /ˈʒiː.ʒiː/; Italian /ˈdʒi.dʒi/
- Gender
- Unisex
- Meaning
- Diminutive of several longer names; no single inherited meaning
- Origin
- French, Italian, Romanian, and Georgian name use
About Gigi
Gigi can also shorten Romanian George or Georgian Giorgi. A George-family derivation leads back to a word for a farmer; that meaning does not cover every Gigi.
Cambridge records /ˈʒiː.ʒiː/ for English. The Italian reading /ˈdʒi.dʒi/ starts with the sound of English j. A caregiver reading only “Gigi” may choose the other pronunciation, so write ZHEE-zhee or JEE-jee next to the name where pronunciation matters. Kiki and Mimi have the same repeated-syllable pattern with different opening sounds.
Sources & Verification
- Gigi name histories and language pronunciations — Behind the Name
- Gigi English pronunciation — Cambridge Dictionary
Evidence reviewed 2026-09-22.
Similar Names
Gigi in NYC dog-license records
Ranks are within each NYC license extract, not national puppy rankings. Each row in the source is a license period, so a dog renewed within the same extract year can be counted more than once. These are record counts, not counts of unique dogs. The 2026 extract was retrieved on 2026-09-22.
| Extract year | Rank | Licensed records | Source | Retrieved / reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #108 | 148 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2017 | #94 | 106 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2018 | #96 | 99 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2022 | #93 | 360 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2023 | #91 | 158 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2024 | #92 | 155 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |
| 2026 | #82 | 158 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-22 |