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Jem - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jem

[ 1 syll. jem, je-m ] The boy name Jem is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHEHM KEY. Jem is largely used in the English language and its language of origin is varied.

Jem is a pet form of the name James (English).

Jem is also a pet form of the name Jeremy (English).

Jem is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Jem, James (English) was the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Jem include Cem (Arabic and Turkish), Jaan (Estonian and Russian), Jan (English, Czech, Dutch, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Belgian), Jann (English and German), Janne (Finnish and Scandinavian), Ján (Slavic), Jean (French), Jim (English and Dutch), Jin (Chinese), Joan (Catalan), Joergen (Scandinavian), John (English), Jon (English and Scandinavian), Jone (Welsh), Jonn (English), Joona (Finnish), Jowan (Cornish), Jón (Scandinavian), Jun (Japanese), and Gene (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Jem: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"


 
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