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Gemma
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gemma
Translingual
right|thumb|Gemma gemma
Etymology
mul la gemma jewel
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Veneridae sole species being the amethyst gem clam
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Gemma gemma species - sole species
References
Amethyst gem clam
Veneridae
Veneridae
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English
Alternative forms
given name en Jemma
Etymology
Ultimately from en la gemma jewel. The given name is mostly borrowed via en it Gemma; the spelling en Jemma in particular is associated with en James. en gemma gem.
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒɛmə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gemma.wav Southern England
en ɛmə 2
Proper noun
s
en female Italian.
en 1971 w:Ruth Rendell No More Dying Then 35 Random House 2009 9780099534853 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.
en 1998 Lisa Andrews Too Late For Love 200 Robinson Pub. 1998 1854875914 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."
en star A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.
en Alphecca
Usage notes
Popular given name in the U.K. in the 1980s and the 1990s.
Descendants
ceb Gemma 1
tl Gemma 1
Translations
feminine given name
Catalan: ca Gemma f
Galician: gl Xema f
Italian: it Gemma
Polish: pl Gemma f
Russian: ru Дже́мма f
Spanish: es Gemma f
Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis
Dutch: nl Alphekka
German: de Gemma
Polish: pl Gemma f
Anagrams
en aegmm Megam
Catalan
Pronunciation
é
Proper noun
f
ca female Italian
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb en Gemma, from ceb it -, from ceb la gemma jewel. Also from ceb es Gemma.
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb female English < Latin,Spanish
Italian
Etymology
it la gemma jewel, with identical meaning in Italian.
Pronunciation
Gèmma
Proper noun
f
it female gem
Descendants
ca Gemma 1
en Gemma 1
Anagrams
it aegmm gamme
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Gemma<ety:uder<la:gemma>> 2 1
Pronunciation
Jema
Proper noun
jema
tl female English