Gemma

Latin gemma (“jewel”)

Gemma f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Veneridae – the type species being the amethyst gem clam.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Autobranchia - subclass; Heteroconchia - superorder; Veneroida - order; Veneroidea - superfamily; Veneridae - family

• (genus): Gemma gemma - sole species

• Amethyst gem clam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Veneridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Veneridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gemma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Gemma at Encyclopedia of Life
• Gemma on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Gemma at World Register of Marine Species

• (given name) Jemma

Ultimately from Latin gemma (“jewel”). The given name is mostly borrowed via Italian Gemma; the spelling Jemma in particular is associated with James.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛmə/
• Rhymes: -ɛmə

Gemma

1. A female given name.
   • 1971 Ruth Rendell, No More Dying Then, Random House (2009), ISBN 9780099534853, page 35:

     Gemma. A curious name. He didn't think he had ever come across it before. She would have an outlandish name, either because her equally eccentric parents had labelled her with it or—more likely—she had adopted it herself on the grounds of originality.

   • 1998 Lisa Andrews, Too Late For Love, Robinson Pub. 1998, ISBN 1854875914, page 200:

     Gemma gave him another gushing smile. She wanted to make amends for almost fouling up Blake's deal. "Gemma. What a beautiful name. You are indeed a jewel."

2. (astronomy) A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.

• Popular given name in the U.K. in the 1980s and the 1990s.

• Megam

From English Gemma, from Italian, from Latin gemma (“jewel”). Also from Spanish Gemma.

Gemma

1. a female given name

Latin gemma (“jewel”), with identical meaning in Italian.

Gemma f

1. A female given name, notably of Dante's wife, and of a 19th/20th century saint.

• gamme

Borrowed from English Gemma, from Latin gemma.

Gemma

1. A female given name