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What is Gigi short for?

Gigi is short for Georgine, Virginie, Luigi, George, Giorgi, Josephine, Georgia and Georgiana. In 2025, 60 girls in the United States were given Gigi as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.

The meeting point

One affectionate sound, used as a short form in several different naming traditions.

Georgine · a French diminutive of Georgine, a feminine form of George (source)

Virginie · also a French diminutive of Virginie (source)

Luigi · an Italian diminutive of Luigi (source)

George · a Romanian diminutive of George (source)

Giorgi · a Georgian diminutive of Giorgi, written გიგი (source)

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The names behind Gigi

Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.

Josephine Hebrew origin
Gigi from Josephine: French-flavored sparkle.
4,126 girls named Josephine in 2025
Georgia Greek origin
Gigi from Georgia: modern French-flavored pick.
2,619 girls named Georgia in 2025
Georgiana Greek origin
Gigi from Georgiana: modern French-flavored pick.
153 girls named Georgiana in 2025
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