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

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)