Gemma
Also spelled: Jemma
Usually a girl's name
- Literal meaning
- A medieval Italian nickname meaning 'gem, jewel', from Latin gemma Well attested
In medieval England the name could also be a feminine form of James.
- Origin
- Italian, from Latin
- Popularity
US 2025: #170 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #4867
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.
Sources
More names from gems
Related in meaning in Chinese
- 璨 càn lustrous gem Share this pair: 璨
- 琰 yǎn glittering gem Share this pair: 琰
Source: Unicode Unihan