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Jemma (female)

Variants:Mima (F)
Diminutive for:Jemima (F)
Can be spelt:Gemma (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English, originally a nick-name from the Italian gemma, "a gem/jewel". Now more usually a pet name for Jemima, from Hebrew "dove".
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