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 [ 2 syll. gem-ma, ge-mma ] The girl name Gemma is pronounced as JHEHMah KEY. Gemma is largely used in German and Italian. Its origin is Italian. Derived literally from the word 'gemma' which has the meaning precious stone. The name has long been popular in Italy, and it was introduced into English speakers probably via the influence of Emma. Roman Catholics sometimes bestow the name in honor of Saint Gemma Galgani (1878-1903), the patron saint of students. The short form Gem (English), the pet form Gemy (English), and the spelling variants Gema (Spanish) and Jemma (English) are forms of the name. Gemma is a somewhat popular baby girl name. The name's popularity has been growing since the 2000s; before that, it was of irregular use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.015% of baby girls being named Gemma. It had a ranking of #888 then. Among all girl names in its family, Gemma was the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Gemma include Jemma (English), Geanna (English), Gemine (English), Gena (English), Genie (English), Genna (English), Genni (English), Gennie (English), Genny (English), Gian (Italian), Gianna (Italian), Gina (English, Italian, Scandinavian, Russian, Spanish, and German), Ginah (English), Gini (English), Ginia (English and Spanish), Ginie (English), Ginney (English), Ginni (English), Ginnie (English), and Ginny (English). KEY: English pronunciation for Gemma: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
