Comments for the name Jemma

It's an ugly name.

Jemma Redgrave is an English actress. She is the niece of actresses Vanessa Redgrave.

Famous bearer: Model Jemma Kidd.

Jemma is a very pretty name.

Since the 1880's Jemma hasn't appeared on the top 1000 list.

Jemma Griffiths, better known as Jem, is a singer-songwriter from Wales.

I think this name sounds incredibly unattractive. Something about [or someone with] the name irks me greatly. Despite personal associations, I still think it's a terrible name.

I know a very nice girl with this name. It sounds nice, better than boring Emma, although I still prefer the spelling Gemma.

This is my daughter's name and we always get compliments on it. I've also yet to meet another Jemma in real life, which was a large part of why we picked it. My husband chose this spelling versus the traditional Gemma, as he was afraid people would pronounce it wrong (with a soft g, as in get). I love this name!

Gemma looks much better but has cute nicknames like Jiji (Gigi), Jem and Ji.

The etymology of this name is a bit more complicated than that. In medieval England, Jem/Jemma was the vernacular form of James, used by men and women. Therefore one can see this name as a feminine form of James.