Gig

English slang word

Gig Origin and Meaning

The name Gig is a boy's name.

In addition to being the term for a job performing music, Gig has been used as a name, as in onetime actor Gig Young--who was born Byron but took his stage name from a character he played.

Famous People Named Gig

• Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr) American actor
• Gig Morton Canadian actor
• Geraldine "Gig" Gangel American female model
• Elizabeth Anne Martina "Gig" Ryan Australian female poet

The name Gig in Pop Culture

• GIG robot character on animated series "Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers"
• Gig Young character in 1942 film "The Gay Sisters," played by Byron Barr (later known as Gig Young after the character)