Gemma

Gemma is a girl name of Italian origin, meaning Precious gem.

What Gemma means

Precious gem.

Gemma sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Gemma comes from

Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.

Gemma is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.

How popular is Gemma?

In the girl name rankings we track, Gemma falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.

The character of Gemma

We group Gemma under Gem and grace and gentleness — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.

Themes: Gem, Grace

Names like Gemma

These share Gemma's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Ling — Delicate; the tinkling of jade.
  • Mairead — Pearl.
  • Meilin — Beautiful and graceful jade.
  • Graziella — Grace.
  • Antonella — Priceless; praiseworthy.
  • Cosimo — Order; beauty.
  • Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
  • Greta — Pearl.
  • Annika — Grace, favor.
  • Anouk — Grace, favor.
  • Anya — Grace, favor.
  • Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.

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