# Ginny

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɪni/ · frequency rank #29,668

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given names Virginia or Ginevra.

## Etymology
Diminutive + -y

## Easily confused with
- **Gunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginny-vs-gunn)
- **gino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginny-vs-gino)
- **gonna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginny-vs-gonna)
- **girly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginny-vs-girly)
- **gunna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginny-vs-gunna)
- **granny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginny-vs-granny)
- **gin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gin-vs-ginny)
- **gina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gina-vs-ginny)
- **Gini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gini-vs-ginny)
- **ginn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginn-vs-ginny)
- **giant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giant-vs-ginny)
- **giddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giddy-vs-ginny)
- **gilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-ginny)

## Common misspellings (6)
`gginny`, `ginnyy`, `giny`, `ginyn`, `gniny`, `ignny`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ginny