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Ahlem f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic احلام (see Ahlam) chiefly used in North Africa.

al-Aleem m & f Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"The All-Knowing One", "The Knowledgable One"... [more]

Alreem f Arabic
From ريم (rim) meaning "gazelle, antelope". This is a variant of Reem.

Amat al-Aleem f Arabic
Means "maidservant of the omniscient" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with عليم (alim) meaning "omniscient".

Anthem m & f English (Modern)
From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.

Areum-saem f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Areum and Saem.

Asem f Kazakh
Means "beautiful, elegant, graceful" in Kazakh, of Arabic origin.

Atem f & m Jagham, Kenyang
Means "friends" in Jagham and Kenyang as it's the plural of ǹ-tèm meaning "friend".

Avzem f Kurdish
Means "grass" in Kurdish.

Beckem m & f English (American)
Variant of Beckham. Beckem was given to 15 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Belém f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Belén.

Bembem f Manipuri
Means "young girl; baby" in Meitei.

Berçem f Kurdish

Berhem f Kurdish
Means "work, creation" in Kurdish.

Betelhem f Ethiopian, Amharic
Amharic form of Bethlehem.

Betelihem f Ethiopian
Variant of Betelhem.

Bethléem f French (Archaic)
French form of Bethlehem, which is the name of the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It appears that the given name Bethléem has always been very rare. I came across it in the Belgian civil registry (when I was doing genealogical research), where Bethléem was the name of an 18th-century French-speaking Belgian woman who was married, had 8 children between 1729-1748 and ultimately died in 1779.

Bethlehem f Ethiopian, English (Rare)
From a biblical place name meaning "house of bread" in Hebrew, the city where Jesus was born (see Bethlehem).

Betlem f Catalan
Catalan form of Bethlehem.

Bezmiâlem f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "feast of the World" in Ottoman Turkish (bezm - "feast" and âlem - "the World", taken from Persian language). ... [more]

Bithleem f Greek (Rare, Archaic)
Alternate (possibly archaic) transcription of Greek Βηθλεέμ (see Vithleem).

Bliksem m & f Dutch
Modern word name; Dutch for "lightning". Popular name for fast pets, such as dogs or horses.

Bloem f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch word bloem meaning "flower".... [more]

Bunsoem m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เสริม (soem) meaning "enhance, reinforce, support".

Canözlem f Turkish
From the Turkish can meaning "soul" and özlem meaning "longing".

Carem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Karen 1.

Chalaem f & m Thai
Means "pretty, attractive, beautiful" in Thai.

Chaloem m & f Thai
Means "glorify" in Thai.

Chibuifem m & f Igbo (Latinized, Rare)
Means "God is my light" in Igbo.

Chimaijem f Igbo
Means “god has provided for me” in Igbo.

Chukwudubem m & f Igbo
Means "God, lead me" in Igbo.

Dem f Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Dolma.

Điềm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 恬 (điềm) meaning "omen, sign".

Diễm f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 艷 (diễm) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 琰 (diễm) meaning "jewel, gem".

Diem f English
Transferred use of the surname Diem. Possibly used in reference to Latin carpe diem meaning "pluck the day (as it is ripe)" i.e. enjoy the moment.

Dreem f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dream.

Ecem f Turkish (Modern)
Means "my queen" or "my beautiful woman" in Turkish, from Turkish ece meaning "queen" or "beautiful woman" combined with the Turkish possessive adjective of m.

Edem f Greek
Used as a Greek variant of Eden in the New English Translation of the Septuagint. Genesis 4:16.

Edem m & f Efik
Means "last" or "God has delivered me" in Efik.

Eem f & m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of names containing the sound em (or other similar sounds), such as Cempaka, Suhaemi or Sulaeman.

Efem f Efik
Means "troubled" in Efik.

Elem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a short form of Suelem.

Elikem m & f Ewe (Anglicized, Modern)

Ellem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Emblem f Medieval English
Form of the name Embla or a diminutive of Emmeline.

Eun-saem f Korean
From the Sino-korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy", and the native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain".

Eurem f Welsh
Means "golden jewel" in Welsh.

Eyerusalem f Amharic
Amharic, meaning Jerusalem

Eylem f & m Turkish
Means "action" in Turkish.

Fem f Dutch, West Frisian
This name can be a short form of Eufemia (Dutch) or a feminine form of Femme (Frisian).

Gem f English
Short form of Gemma or directly from the English word gem, "precious stone" from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel".

Geshem f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Biblical Hebrew
The Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם (géshem) means "rain".... [more]

Göğem f & m Turkish
Colloquially, greenish purple.

Gölsem f Tatar
Tatar form of Gülsüm.

Görkem m & f Turkish
Means "splendour, glory, magnificence" in Turkish.

Gülfem f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Means "rose mouth", ultimately from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Arabic فم (fam) meaning "mouth". This was the name of a lady-in-waiting in the harem of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

Gürgem f & m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "saffron (plant)" in Mongolian.

Hareem f Urdu, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Harim.

Harlem m & f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
From Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City named after the Dutch city of Haarlem. It originally means "home on a forested dune".

Helem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Helen.

Ibtissem f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ابتسام (see Ibtisam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ichinkelem f Lezgin
Means "apple sapling" in Lezgin.

Idem m & f Efik

Ideun-saem m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ideun and Saem.

Iem m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Short form of Ieme and related names, such as Iemke.

Ilhem f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إلهام (see Ilham) chiefly used in North Africa.

Iniemem f & m Efik
"Time of peace"

Isem m & f Ilocano
Meaning "smile" in Ilocano.

Islem m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Islam (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).

İstem f Turkish
Means "request, volition" in Turkish.

Jem f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Gem and a short form of Jemima or possibly Jerrica. This name was used for the name of the title character in the 80s American animated TV series: JEM.... [more]

Jerusalem f & m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the place name Jerusalem.

Jreem f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jream.

Karem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Karen 1.

Kedem m & f Hebrew
Means "east, history" or "ancient times" in Hebrew. Kedem was the name of a group of nomads in the stories of the Bible, who migrated eastward through the Arabian desert and were called "Bnei Kedem"... [more]

Kerem m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "vineyard" in Hebrew.

Kesem f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kessem.

Kessem f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "magic" in Hebrew.

Khem f Thai
Means "(sewing) needle" in Thai.

Khiêm m & f Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 謙 (khiêm) meaning "humble, modest".

Khiem f & m Vietnamese

Kkossaem f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 꽃샘 (kkossaem), referring to cold, windy weather in the flowering season, from a combination of Kkot and Saem.

Korkem f & m Kazakh
Means "elegant, graceful, refined, artistic" in Kazakh.

Kösem f Ottoman Turkish
Means "a ram leading its flock; guide" in Turkish. Kösem Sultan (1589-1651) was one of the most powerful and influential Ottoman women.

Leginem f Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -nem.

Legiyem f Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yem.

Lemlem f Amharic

Leshem m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "opal" in Hebrew.

Liem f Hebrew
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word em, which is relative to the word ima that means "mother", usually feminine, rare as masculine... [more]

Lorem f English (American, Rare)
Form of Loren.

Lotem f & m Hebrew
Means "cistus" in Hebrew. The cistus is a type of mountain flower that grows mainly in northern Israel, also known as rockrose.

Malgeun-saem f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Malgeun and Saem.

Marem f Chechen, Ingush
Chechen and Ingush form of Maryam.

Mariem f Jewish (Ashkenazi)
a variant of Miriam

Mariem f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mboutidem m & f Ibibio
Means "faith" in Ibibio.

Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.

Meskerem f Ethiopian
Means "September" in Ethiopian.

Miem f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Mimie, but often just used as a pet form of Maria and Marie... [more]

Miyrem f Turkish
Miyrem "Mirem" is a Bulgar-Turk name and is a version of the name Meryem

Mmenyenemem m & f Ibibio
Means "I now have peace" in Ibibio.

Mujinem f Javanese
From Javanese muji meaning "praise, prayer" combined with the feminine suffix -nem.

Mujiyem f Javanese
From Javanese muji meaning "praise, prayer" combined with the feminine suffix -yem.

Mükerrem f & m Turkish
Turkish form of Mukarram.

Mursiyem f Javanese (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Na-saem f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Saem prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).

Nasseem m & f Persian
Persian form of Nasim.

Nebetimmunedjem f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly derived from Egyptian nbt "lady, mistress" combined with uncertain elements.

Ngadinem f Javanese
From Javanese Ngahad meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin) combined with the feminine suffix -nem.

Ngadiyem f Javanese
From Javanese Ngahad meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin) combined with the feminine suffix -yem.

Nghiêm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嚴 (nghiêm) meaning "strict, grave, stern".

Niềm m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From a non Sino-Vietnamese reading of 念 (niềm) meaning "feeling, sentiment".

Nkem m & f Igbo

Nsuukidem m & f Ibibio
Means "humility" in Ibibio.

Nûdem f & m Kurdish
Derived from the Kurdish words nû meaning "new" and dem meaning "time".

Odem f Hebrew
Means "ruby" in Hebrew. (see Ruby), or "red". Making it relative to Adam or Shani 1... [more]

Öslem f Turkish
Variant spelling of Özlem.

Painem f Javanese
From Javanese Paing referring to the second day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -nem.

Paiyem f Javanese
From Javanese Paing referring to the second day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yem.

Parandzem f Armenian
Parandzem was an ancient Armenian noblewoman and queen-consort living during the 4th century.

Pem f & m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan པདྨ (pdma) meaning "lotus", ultimately from Sanskrit पद्म (padma).

Perçem f Kurdish
Means "banner" in Kurdish.

Poem m & f English
From French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem,’ from poiein ‘create.’ See also Poema.

Poniyem f Javanese
From Javanese Pon referring to the third day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yem.

Raneem f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رنيم (see Ranim).

Redeem m & f English (American, Rare)

Re'em m & f Hebrew
Means "oryx" in Hebrew.

Rem f Chin
Means "in-place, in harmony, congenial" in Hakha Chin.

Riem f & m West Frisian
Mostly feminine form of Rieme.

Royem f Kurdish (Rare, ?)

Sadeem f Arabic
Means "nebula" in Arabic.

Saem m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain," also used to transliterate the name Sam 1.

Saylem f & m English
Variant of Salem 2.

Senem f Turkish
Variant of Sanem.

Shameem f & m Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Urdu شمیم or Bengali শামিম/শামীম (see Shamim).

Shelem f Mormon (Rare)

Sihem f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهام (see Siham) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sirem f Turkish
Meaning uncertain. The name is possibly derived from Sirem, which is the Turkish name for Syrmia, a region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe.

Suelem f Brazilian
Means “sweat” in Brazilian Portuguese.

Suginem f Javanese
From Javanese sugih meaning "rich, wealthy" combined with the feminine suffix -nem.

Sugiyem f Javanese
From Javanese sugih meaning "rich, wealthy" combined with the feminine suffix -yem.

Takreem m & f Arabic
Means "honouring" in Arabic.

Taloushem f Coptic
Means "little maiden", derived from ⲁⲗⲟⲩ (alou) "youth, maiden" combined with ϣⲏⲙ (šem) "small, little".

Tasleem m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تسليم or Urdu تسلیم (see Taslim).

Tasneem f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic تسنيم (see Tasnim), as well as the Urdu and Bengali form.

Thaem m & f Thai
Means "add, give extra" in Thai.

Tiêm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 暹 (tiêm) meaning "to rise (of the sun)" or 讖 (tiêm) meaning "prophecy".

Titem f Berber
Berber diminutive of Fatima.

Tugiyem f Javanese
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Ubonemem m & f Efik (Modern)
Means "offspring of peace" in Efik.

Úgíoàkèm f Bette
Means "she does her own mind/will" in Bette Obudu.

Úkọnggbèm f Bette
Means "she speaks bluntly" in Bette Obudu.

Uwem m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "life" in Ibibio and Efik.

Üzem m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "grape, raisin" in Mongolian.

Vithleem f Greek (Rare)
Means "Bethlehem" in Greek. (Compare Bethleem.)

Waginem f Javanese
From Javanese Wagé referring to the fourth day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -nem.

Wagiyem f Javanese
From Javanese Wagé referring to the fourth day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yem.

Wiem f & m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وئام (see Wiam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Wissem m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Wisam chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Yerusalem f & m Obscure
Variant of Jerusalem based on the Hebrew pronounciation.

Yorusalem f Tigrinya
Tigrinya form of Jerusalem.

Yquem f German (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the famous French vinery Chateau d'Yquem.

Zelalem m & f Amharic
Amharic for "forever" or "eternity"

Zoem f Iranian
Transferred use of the surname Zoem.