Kalmar "Gershwin" yawanci tana nufin sunan mahaifin fitaccen dangin kiɗa na Amurka, musamman 'yan'uwa George Gershwin (1898-1937) da Ira Gershwin (1896-1983). George Gershwin mawaki ne kuma mai piano wanda ya rubuta wakoki da yawa da suka shahara kuma ya yi aikin wasan kwaikwayo na kade-kade, yayin da Ira Gershwin mawaki ne wanda ya hada kai da dan uwansa kan yawancin wadannan ayyukan. Hakanan ana iya amfani da sunan "Gershwin" don komawa ga kiɗansu, salonsu, ko tasirinsu akan kiɗan Amurka.