86%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Tagalog Pronounced Pron. /ʔi.sa.ˈɡa.ni/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly from Tagalog masaganang ani meaning "bountiful harvest". This is the name of a character in the novel El Filibusterismo (1891) by José Rizal. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutiveGani Categories food, history, invented, journalists, justice, literature, politics, prosperity, uncertain etymology