Gemma is an Italian female name, of Latin origin, meaning "

gem A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, a ...

" or " precious stone".

People with the given name

Female

Gemma Arterton Gemma Christina Arterton (born 2 February 1986) is an English actress and producer. After her stage debut in Shakespeare's ''Love's Labour's Lost'' at the Globe Theatre (2007), Arterton made her feature film debut in the comedy ''St Trinian's'' ...

(born 1986), English actress *

Gemma Atkinson Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984) is an English influencer, actress, radio presenter and former glamour model. She played Lisa Hunter in ''Hollyoaks'' (2001–2005, 2022) and in three spin-off series, '' Hollyoaks: After Hours'' (20 ...

(born 1984), English actress and model *

Gemma Beadsworth Gemma Jane Beadsworth (born 17 July 1987) is an Australian water polo centre forward. She has had scholarships for water polo from the Australian Institute of Sport and the Western Australian Institute of Sport. She plays for the Fremantle Marl ...

(born 1987), Australian water polo player * Gemma Bissix (born 1983), English actress *

Gemma Bond Gemma Bond is an English ballet dancer and member of the corps de ballet with American Ballet Theatre (ABT). Biography Bond was born in Bedfordshire, England. She received her early training in dance at the Sylvia Bebb School of Dance in Bedf ...

(born 1982), English ballet dancer *

Gemma Booth Gemma Booth (born 1974) is an English fashion and portrait photographer. Born in Manchester, Booth studied graphic design at Manchester University. After graduation, she was a design assistant at the art magazine '' i-D'' and then became picture ...

(born 1974), English photographer *

Gemma Chan Gemma Chan (born 29 November 1982) is an English actress. Born and raised in London, Chan attended the Newstead Wood School for Girls and studied law at Worcester College, Oxford before choosing to pursue a career in acting instead, enrolling at t ...

(born 1982), British actress *

Gemma Collins Gemma Clare Collins (born 31 January 1981) is an English media personality and businesswoman. In 2011, she began appearing on the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'', appearing until 2019. Collins subsequently went on to appear in nu ...

(born 1981), English media personality and businesswoman * Gemma Cowling, Australian model * Gemma Craven (born 1950), Irish actress * Gemma di Manetto Donati, the wife of medieval Italian poet

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

Gemma Doyle (politician) Gemma Doyle (born 13 April 1981) is a British former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dunbartonshire from 2010 to 2015. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she has worked in public affairs since her depart ...

(born 1981), British Labour Party politician *

Gemma Frizelle Gemma Natasha Frizelle (born 2 May 1998) is a Welsh rhythmic gymnast, who won the individual hoop event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She has won multiple medals at the Welsh and British Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, and also competed a ...

(born 1998), British rhythmic gymnast *

Gemma Galgani Maria Gemma Umberta Galgani (12 March 1878 – 11 April 1903), also known as Saint Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church since 1940. She has been called the "Daughter of the Passion" because of her ...

or Saint Gemma of Lucca (1878–1903), Italian mystic with signs of stigmata, venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint *

Gemma Geis Gemma Geis i Carreras (born 9 November 1979) is a Spanish academic and politician from Catalonia, former member of the regional Parliament of Catalonia and Catalan minister of Research and Universities of Catalonia between 2021 and 2022. Early ...

(born 1979), Catalan politician *

Gemma Hayes Gemma Hayes (born 11 August 1977) is an Irish musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments, including the piano and the harmonica. She is also a m ...

(born 1977), Irish singer-songwriter *

Gemma Houghton Gemma Houghton (born 31 December 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Houghton was recruited by Fremantle as a free agent in October 2016. She had never played AFL b ...

(born 1993), Australian rules footballer *

Gemma Hunt Gemma Hunt (born 1 April 1982) is a British presenter who also used to be on the CBBC TV series ''Xchange''. CBBC Hunt joined the CBBC continuity team in 2002, since then she has presented on the CBBC Channel and also on BBC One and BBC Two. In ...

(born 1982), English children's TV presenter * Gemma Jackson (born 1951), British production designer * Gemma Jones (born 1942), English actress *

Gemma Mengual Gemma Mengual Civil (born 12 April 1977 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish synchronised swimmer. She has competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. On 15 February 2012 she announced her retirement. After retiring she became ...

(born 1977), Catalan synchronised swimmer * Gemma Peacocke, composer from New Zealand *

Gemma Sanderson Gemma Sanderson (born 10 July 1983) is an Australian model, best known for winning the first cycle of the reality television show ''Australia's Next Top Model''. Early career Prior to winning in ''Australia's Next Top Model'', Sanderson was ...

(born 1983), Australian model and the winner of ''Australia's Next Top Model'', Cycle 1 * Gemma Smith (born 1978), Australian painter and sculptor *

Gemma Ward Gemma Louise Ward is an Australian model and actress. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Ward was first scouted at the age of 14, and made her Australian Fashion Week debut aged 15. She later became the youngest model to appear on the cover of th ...

(born 1987), Australian model *

Gemma Whelan Gemma Elizabeth Whelan (born 23 April 1981) is an English actress and comedian known for portraying Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series ''Game of Thrones''. She also plays Kate in all seasons of the comedy ''Upstart Crow'', Detective Eu ...

(born 1981), English actress and comedian

Male

Gemma Frisius Gemma Frisius (; born Jemme Reinerszoon; December 9, 1508 – May 25, 1555) was a Frisian physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker. He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his d ...

(1508–1555), Frisian mathematician, cartographer and instrument maker

Fictional characters

* Gemma, in the first series of the Sky One supernatural TV series '' Hex'' * Gemma, in the children's Hospital Radio series '' The Space Gypsy Adventures'' * Gemma, in the 2023 sci-fi horror film '' M3GAN'' *Gemma Ball, a character in the television series ''Shameless'' * Gemma Bovery, a character in the film ''

Gemma Bovery ''Gemma Bovery'' () is a graphic novel written by Posy Simmonds. Originally published as a serial in ''The Guardian'', it was published in book form in 1999. It is the tragicomic story of the life and death of an English expatriate in Normandy, ...

'' * Gemma Doyle, heroine of Libba Bray's novels ''A Great and Terrible Beauty'', ''Rebel Angels'', and ''The Sweet Far Thing''; see List of Gemma Doyle Trilogy characters *Gemma Foster, the main character in the British series '' Doctor Foster'' * Gemma Larson, a character in the ABC series '' Grey’s Anatomy'' * Gemma Nerrick, a character in the Netflix mockumentaries ''

Death to 2020 ''Death to 2020'' is a 2020 mockumentary by ''Black Mirror'' creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones under their Broke and Bones production company as a Netflix original production. The special features a series of fictional characters discus ...

'' and ''

Death to 2021 ''Death to 2021'' is a 2021 mockumentary produced by Netflix. A sequel to ''Death to 2020'', the special features a series of fictional characters discussing US news in 2021, including the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine misinformation and Big Tech. ...

'' * Gemma Palmer, played by Felicity Kendal in ''

Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series * Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...

'', a British sitcom *

Gemma Reeves Gemma "Gem" Reeves is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Kathryn Beck. The actress's casting was first announced in September 2013, while a promotional trailer for the character was also released. Beck ...

, a character from the Australian soap opera ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

'' * Gemma T., a character in the Stephen King novel '' Doctor Sleep'' * Gemma Teller Morrow, a character in the FX TV series ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ope ...

'' * Gemma Simmons, a character in the Marvel Television series '' Agents of Shield'' * Gemma Warren, heroine of the 1897 novel ''

The Gadfly ''The Gadfly'' is a novel by Irish-born British writer Ethel Voynich, published in 1897 (United States, June; Great Britain, September of the same year), set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and upris ...

'' * Gemma Winter, a character from the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

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