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'''Ginny''' or '''Ginnie''' is an English feminine given name or diminutive, frequently of Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/ginny|work=Behind The Name|title=Ginny}}</ref>
'''Ginny''' or '''Ginnie''' is an English feminine given name or diminutive, frequently of Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/ginny|work=Behind The Name|title=Ginny}}</ref>
"Ginny" has also become a long time slang term used in Virginia, and mainly Western Virginia in the very rural areas and deepest hollars in which poverty is very high, and where secondary English is mainly used in everyday communication.
Example: "I remember back down in the Ginny, we used to do that all the time."


==People==
==People==
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*[[Virginia Grayson]] (born 1967), New Zealand-born Australian artist
*[[Virginia Grayson]] (born 1967), New Zealand-born Australian artist
*[[Virginia Leng]] (born 1955), British equestrienne
*[[Virginia Leng]] (born 1955), British equestrienne
*[[Virginia "Ginny" Montes]] (1943–1994), civil rights activist and feminist
*[[Ginny Montes]] (1943–1994), civil rights activist and feminist
*[[Ginny Owens]] (born 1975), contemporary Christian music singer
*[[Ginny Owens]] (born 1975), contemporary Christian music singer
*[[Ginny Radford]], New Zealand girl guide leader
*[[Ginny Simms]] (1913-1994), American singer and actress
*[[Ginny Simms]] (1913-1994), American singer and actress
*[[Ginny Stikeman]], Canadian filmmaker, director, producer and editor
*[[Ginny Tyler]] (1925-2012), American voice actress
*[[Ginny Tyler]] (1925-2012), American voice actress
*[[Ginny Vida]] (born 1939), American editor and community leader
*[[Ginnie Wade]] (1843-1863), only direct civilian fatality of the Battle of Gettysburg
*[[Ginnie Wade]] (1843-1863), only direct civilian fatality of the Battle of Gettysburg
*[[Ginny Wood]] (1917–2013), American environmental activist
*[[Ginny Wood]] (1917–2013), American environmental activist
*[[Ginny Wright]] (born in the 1930s), American country music singer
*[[Ginny Wright]] (1932—2021), American country music singer


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==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
*[[Ginny Gordon]], protagonist of a series of mystery novels for adolescent girls
*[[Ginny Gordon]], protagonist of a series of mystery novels for
*[[Ginny Sacramoni]], wife of mob boss John "Johnny Sack" Sacramoni in the television series ''The Sopranos''
*[[Ginny Weasley]], sister of [[Ron Weasley]], girlfriend then wife of [[Harry Potter]] in the ''Harry Potter'' books by [[J. K. Rowling]]
*[[Ginny Weasley]], sister of [[Ron Weasley]], girlfriend then wife of [[Harry Potter]] in the ''Harry Potter'' books by [[J. K. Rowling]]


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*[[Hurricane Ginny]], in the 1963 Atlantic hurricane season
*[[Hurricane Ginny]], in the 1963 Atlantic hurricane season
*"Ginnie", a generator used to power a secret radio by British prisoners of war in the [[Batu Lintang camp]] during the Second World War
*"Ginnie", a generator used to power a secret radio by British prisoners of war in the [[Batu Lintang camp]] during the Second World War
*[[Ingenuity (helicopter)|Ingenuity]], a Martian helicopter nicknamed Ginny
*''[[Ingenuity (helicopter)|Ingenuity]]'', a NASA helicopter nicknamed Ginny


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:Lists of people by nickname]]
[[Category:Nicknames]]
[[Category:English feminine given names]]
[[Category:English-language feminine given names]]

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Related namesVirginia, Ginevra, Genevieve, Jennifer, Geneva

Ginny or Ginnie is an English feminine given name or diminutive, frequently of Virginia.[1] "Ginny" has also become a long time slang term used in Virginia, and mainly Western Virginia in the very rural areas and deepest hollars in which poverty is very high, and where secondary English is mainly used in everyday communication. Example: "I remember back down in the Ginny, we used to do that all the time."

People

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Virginia

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Ginny

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Fictional characters

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Other

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  • Hurricane Ginny, in the 1963 Atlantic hurricane season
  • "Ginnie", a generator used to power a secret radio by British prisoners of war in the Batu Lintang camp during the Second World War
  • Ingenuity, a NASA helicopter nicknamed Ginny

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ginny". Behind The Name.