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[Opinions] Jemma or Gemma?
Which spelling do you prefer, Gemma or Jemma? Why?I prefer Gemma as it seems more elegant.
My husband prefers Jemma as he knew a lady by that name that was nice and he says it sounds more "comfortable".
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Definately Gemma, it's high on my list.
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Gemma
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GemmaJemma looks contrived, like it's trying to work off the popularity of j names instead of being a name on its own.
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I prefer Jemma. Gemma is more authentic, but Jemma is hardly "kre8iv". Not all spelling variants are "kre8iv", even if they aren't the original. For example, Melany isn't kre8iv; Melynee is.
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Well this is a name I've liked for a long time and I always prefered it with the Gemma spelling. However, I saw a woman named Jemma and that made me look at that spelling and start to like it. I'm always going back and forth between the two versions myself!! I think I still prefer Gemma, but either way is nice in my opinion.
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GemmaGemma is a complete name.. Jemma to me is an informal name, like a nickname for Jemima.By the way, Gemma is not only a name for a precious stone in Italian; it's also the Latin term for a type of bud on a plant. I like it better with this meaning. It's one of my favorite names, and spelling it with a J just wrecks it for me. - chazda
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well....Latin, I guess. Plural is gemmae. That's Latin, right? I left my brain at the lab today. - chazda
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Gemma..it's elegent and sophisticated...*SK*
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I'm the odd one out-I prefer Jemma.
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Gemma,because it looks as it sounds.
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Gemma because Jemma seems like someone was trying to be 'kr*tiv'
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Gemma. I don't know why, but it looks classier. I like it a lot.
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It depends. Gemma is you want the "gem" meaning, Jemma if you want a feminine form of James.All things considered, I prefer Gemma though. My mother once had a customer whose baby was named Gemma.Miranda
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Gemma.
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Gemma, of course.Jemma looks kind of sloppy.
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GemmaGemma as it's the name of a friend!!
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I like Gemma because I think that it is prettier in appearance than Jemma. To me Gemma just sounds more elegant and less trendy looking. Names that start with a J just makes me think of all the slew of trendy J names that became popular in the 70s and 80s like Jennifer, Jessica, Jenna etc etc.
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Gemma is more elegant.
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Gemma! I, myself, have taken a liking to that name, and spelling, lately. :-)
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I like Gemma...Differentiates it from all the Jennas!
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I like Gemma because I think it looks nicer.
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I'd say Gemma, because it looks more feminine to me..lol i don't know why! Maybe also because Jemma would be pronounced Yem-mah instead of Gem-ma...(but i'm from Holland) So if she would ever go to Holland or Belgium (and probably also Germany) it would be pronounced Yem-ma, and not Gem-ma..
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