Given name & surname · also German
Gingerich
“battle”
Gingerich is a surname from German, ultimately from Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gingerich goes back to Old High German gund, meaning “battle.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Gingerich comes from German, and ultimately from Old High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From German Güngerich, from Old High German gund (“battle”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gingerich’s family of names
In English usage, Gingerich as a surname has a related form in GINGRICH.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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