Gemma - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Gemma \

is pronounced JEM-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "gem, jewel". Saint Gemma was an Italian saint canonized in 1940. She was an ordinary young woman whose religious life included manifestations of the stigmata, or the marks of Christ's wounds.

Gemma has 5 variant forms: Gem, Gemmalyn, Gemmalynn, Jemma and Jemsa.

Baby names that sound like Gemma are Jemmy, Cammy, Cammi, Cama, Jamia, Jama, Jaima, Jemmie, Kama, Kamea, Kammi, Kymme, Kimmy, Kimme and Kimm.

Gemma is a very common first name for women (#1711 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#51705 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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