| The girl name Gemma [ 2 syll. gem-ma, ge-mma ] 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 name Gema (Spanish) and the name Jemma (English) are variants of Gemma. Gemma is an uncommon baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Gemma include Jemma (English), Gianna (Italian), Gina (English and German), Ginny (English), Jaimie (English), Jami (English), Jamie (English), Jana (Czech and German), Janae (English), Janay (English), Janie (English), Janine (French and German), Janna (German), Jannine (French and German), Jasmin (German), Jasmine (English and French), Jasna (Polish and Slavic), Jayme (English), Jazmin (English), Jazmine (English), Jazmyn (English), Jeanie (English), Jeanine (French), Jeannine (French), Jena (English), Jenna (English and German), Jennie (English), Jenny (English and German), Jina (English and Indian), Jinny (English), Joana (English), Joann (English), Joanne (English), Johanne (French), Johna (Slavic), Jona (Scandinavian), Josiane (French), Juno (English and German), Genia (German), Giacoma (Italian), Jamina (Hungarian), Jane (English), Janina (German and Polish), Janiya (English), Janne (German and Scandinavian), Jean (English), Jeanne (French), Jehona (Albanian), Jemima (English), Jessamyn (English), Joan (English), Joanna (English), Johanna (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Josina (Frisian), Jumana (Arabic), Jumanah (Arabic), June (English), and Jessenia (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)"
|