Most people assume we gave my poodle the name Gigi because that is a common poodle name. But it is actually short for Jaja Gigi. That was a cute pet name that my husband used for all of our cats before Gigi came along. You have to picture this man in his mid 50s picking up a cat and saying in his cutest baby voice ever, "How's my little Jaja Gigis doing? You're such a cute little Jaja Gigi." I have no idea where that little cutsie name came from, but my husband would use in on all the pets he owned. So I just thought that it would be perfect for our poodle; although, we just shorteded it and call her Gigi. Come to think of it, I guess we could have shortened it to Jaja.