What do you thinkof Gem for a boy?

[mrsruffallo]

Any opinions?

deffo, with a j. i know a very handsome jeremy/jem.

DDs friends dad is known as Jem, short for Jeremy.

I know an adult Jem (short for Jeremy) - I like it.

We also have a duck called Jem!!

Jem from To Kill a Mockingbird, lovely

Gem - not so much

Jem. As a sort for James or Jeremy

"Jem" is a turkish name - but spelt Cem

I'll show my age now. Gem, truly outrageous, truly truly truly outrageous. Well I think the song went like that, the 80's was a long time ago

Sorry that wasn't very helpful.

I know an 11 year old Jem. It really suits him.

Blimey, I'd forgotten about those. I longed for a Gem doll.

Don't know that song Amapoleon-who is it by?

Gem is short for Geronimo, yes?

Gem Archer is the rhythym guitarist in Oasis. He pronounces it with a hard G as in 'get'.

Personally I think it sounds a bit girly, but then my sisters named is shortened to Jem.

Oh no,I don't like that hard g

Lionstar beat me to the Gem from Oasis reference.

mrsruffallo, I heart your name threads

I think it's quite sweet but think it might need to be short for something so he could use a longer name when he is older - I always think how would this sound on a job application! It depends what your surname is, I guess.

I also prefer with a 'J', slighly more masculine, not sure that matters though

I have a Jem, inspired by To Kill a Mockingbird. I, obviously, think it's a fabulous name.

However, I would think of Gem as a girl's name - short for Gemma.

Yes, the J is fine

Jem not Gem IMO.
Would you actually call him Jeremy?

it can be a shortening of james also, can't it?

No, don't like Jeremy.
Jeremiah is quite nice

I like it ...prefer Jed tho

Not liking Gem at all but could go with Jem as short for Jeremy (don't like Jeremy either but Jem alone sounds okay).

Like the guy in oasis?

I prefer Jed random