English
Gemma
Gemma comes from Latin gemma ‘jewel’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgemma‘jewel’
- Englishearliest quotation 1971Gemma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgemma‘jewel’
- Englishearliest quotation 1971Gemma
Earliest quotation: 1971, Ruth Rendell, No More Dying Then: “Gemma. A curious name. He didn't think he had…”
The story
The given name is mostly borrowed via Italian Gemma; the spelling Jemma in particular is associated with James.
Linked words
through Latin gemma ‘jewel’
Today it means
name A female given name from Italian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin gemma / Gemma