Meaning 
The name Jem has the following meaning: Dove. This name makes its appearance in the Old Testament as one of the three beautiful daughters of the persecuted Job. Predictably, the name was popular with the Puritans, who brought it to the U.S.A, where it is now probably most well-known as the brand name "Aunt Jemima" for pancake mixes and syrups.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Jem is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Jem for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Jemima, of which the name Jem is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Jem and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jem: Boys - Aaron, Abel, Abner, Abraham, Adam, Aden, Adriel, Alpheus, Alvah, Amarion, Amon, Girls - Alisa, Aliza, Ana, Annemarie, Annmarie, Ardith, Ayla, Daneil, Dania, Etha, Hanna, Kaylah, Leah, Nitza, Nizana, Oralia, Rayna, Ruthann, Zetta, Both genders - Sharon
Variants 
The name Jem is a variant of Jemima. Other popular variants of the name Jemima are: Jamima, Jem (Nickname), Jemi (Nickname), Jemimah, Jemina (Hebrew), Jemma (English), Jemmea, Jemmie, Jemmimah, Jemmy, Mima, Mimma
Style 
We think the name Jem should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jem to be: A cute, pert little girl who is rather childishIn one word, you might describe Jem as a(n) " childlike" person. See other "childlike" names for girls.
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