Gemma

See also: gemma

Translingual

Gemma gemma

Etymology

Latin gemma (“jewel”)

Proper noun

Gemma f

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

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gemma gemma - sole species

References

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

English

Alternative forms

• (given name) Jemma

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛmə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛmə

Proper noun

Gemma (plural Gemmas)

1. A female given name from Italian.
   • 1971, Ruth Rendell, No More Dying Then, Random House, published 2009, →ISBN, 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., published 1998, →ISBN, 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.

   Synonym: Alphecca

Usage notes

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

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Gemma
• → Tagalog: Gemma

Translations

feminine given name

• Catalan: Gemma (ca) f
• Galician: Xema (gl) f
• Italian: Gemma (it)
• Polish: Gemma (pl) f
• Spanish: Gemma (es) f

Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis

• Dutch: Alphekka
• German: Gemma (de)
• Polish: Gemma (pl)

Anagrams

• Megam

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒem.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒem.ma]

Proper noun

Gemma f

1. a female given name from Italian

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Gemma

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Latin] or from Spanish

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛm.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɛmma
• Hyphenation: Gèm‧ma

Proper noun

Gemma f

1. a female given name meaning “gem”

Descendants

• → Catalan: Gemma
• → English: Gemma, Jemma
  • → Cebuano: Gemma
  • → Tagalog: Gemma

Anagrams

• gamme

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gemma, from Latin gemma.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒema/ [ˈd͡ʒɛː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: Ge‧mma

Proper noun

Gemma (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ)

1. a female given name from English