63%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Various Pronounced Pron. geth-SEHM-ə-nee(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a biblical place name, the garden where Jesus was arrested, located on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. It is derived from Γεθσημανί (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "oil vat". It is very rarely used as a given name. People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange complex serious nerdy Categories biblical places, food, place names