THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Gemma
Gemma is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Gemma. Quoted root glosses describe elements in the etymology, not an automatic translation of the complete personal name.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Tagalog
- /ˈd͡ʒema/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈd͡ʒɛː.mɐ]Standard-Tagalog
- /ˈdjema/no palatal assimilation
- [ˈd̪jɛː.mɐ]no palatal assimilation
Ge · mma2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from English Gemma, from Latin gemma.
a female given name from English
CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Gemma, from Italian, from Latin gemma (“jewel”). Also from Spanish Gemma.
a female given name from English [in turn from Latin] or from Spanish
EnglishEtymology & source
Ultimately from Latin gemma (“jewel”). The given name is mostly borrowed via Italian Gemma; the spelling Jemma in particular is associated with James. Doublet of gemma and gem.
A female given name from Italian.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Gemma
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Gemma Cruz-Araneta
Filipino beauty pageant contestant
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
3
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
3
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Gemma Cruz-Araneta, Gemma Silverio
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Gemma in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Gemma
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Emma♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jemma·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Geena♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Gerda♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- German♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Germán♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Gelita♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Gelly·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Gemma?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Gemma further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q19689422 — Gemma (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Gemma Cruz-Araneta (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19689422 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Gemma Silverio (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19689422 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Gemma (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Gemma (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Gemma (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.