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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. RIN-go  [key]

Meaning & History

Transferred use of the surname Ringo. A famous bearer of this name was Beatles drummer Richard Starkey (1940), who was nicknamed Ringo due to the many rings he would wear. He ultimately adopted this nickname into a stage name, Ringo Starr, with Starr being an abbreviated form of his surname.
Added 11/30/2006 by kwebberag
Edited 4/2/2025 by ShioTanbo1, Mike C, LMS and more

Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts リンゴォ(Japanese Katakana) 林檎, 鈴瑚, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. REEN-GO  [key]

Meaning & History

From 林檎 (ringo) meaning "apple". It is spelled with 林 (rin) meaning "forest, grove" and 檎 (go) meaning "apple". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Added 4/2/2025 by ShioTanbo1
Edited 4/5/2025 by ShioTanbo1