Details for the forename Jem

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Jem (male)


Variants:	Jemmie (M) Jim (M) Jimmie (M) Jimmy (M)
Diminutive for:	Jeremy (M)
Pet Name for:	James (M) Jeremy (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	English medieval vernacular variant or pet name for James [q.v.], also common in Ireland. Now more usually a pet name for Jeremy, especially in the US.