At a Glance
- Meaning
- Pet form of Zinnia, the flower named for German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn
- Origin
- English (diminutive of Zinnia)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- ZIN-ee
Zinny is an English (diminutive of Zinnia) girl's name meaning “pet form of Zinnia, the flower named for German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn”. It appears in our list of 200+ Gorgeous Girl Names That End in Ie or Y (Totally Cute and Feminine).
Meaning & Origin of Zinny
Meaning: Pet form of Zinnia, the flower named for German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn.
Origin: English (diminutive of Zinnia).
How to Pronounce Zinny
ZIN-eeIPA /ˈzɪni/
Popularity of Zinny
Zinny doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
