Name profile

Gemma

feminine

88First-name usabilityWorkable with minor friction

Evidence coverageLimited

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gem, precious stone

Why it works

English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating

What to know

pronunciation varies somewhat by language — see "How it travels" for the specifics

Popularity

Familiar — #170 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Meaning and origin

Gemma means gem, precious stone.

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How it travels

English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.

EnglishJEM-əresearched pronunciation

TurkishEnglish tends to reduce unstressed vowels; Turkish pronounces vowels at full value, so the ending may sound crisper to Turkish speakers than to English speakers.deterministic phonetic analysis

GermanEnglish tends to reduce unstressed vowels; German pronounces vowels at full value, so the ending may sound crisper to German speakers than to English speakers.deterministic phonetic analysis

Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.

Also documented

Italian: /ˈdʒɛm.ma/

English (British): /ˈdʒɛm.ə/

Catalan: /ˈʒem.mə/

Popularity without panic

Familiar — #170 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Familiar enough to feel established, distinctive enough to stand out.

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Real-world considerations

Familiar — #170 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Spelling note: Jemma.

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