What do you think of the name Gemma ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree, OP, most people know how to pronounce Gemma(!) and it's very pretty.

No, you are wrong about the first part. I think she'd have to deal with that all her life.

Um, when is G + vowel + consonant ever hard in the English language?

[Anonymous]

I think of the matriarch of a Northern California biker gang. Perhaps with a scar from heart surgery.

<crickets>

What, no fans of Sons of Anarchy out there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not the PP, but I think most reasonably educated people know how to pronounce Gemma. The unwashed masses, maybe not.

I think I'm very well educated and I had no idea. I also suspect the other pp who inquired is well-educated and didn't know. It would be an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree, OP, most people know how to pronounce Gemma(!) and it's very pretty.

No, you are wrong about the first part. I think she'd have to deal with that all her life.

Um, when is G + vowel + consonant ever hard in the English language?

get

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree, OP, most people know how to pronounce Gemma(!) and it's very pretty.

No, you are wrong about the first part. I think she'd have to deal with that all her life.

Um, when is G + vowel + consonant ever hard in the English language?

Hmmmm...

Gang.
Gallup.
Get

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the PP, but I think most reasonably educated people know how to pronounce Gemma. The unwashed masses, maybe not.

I think I'm very well educated and I had no idea. I also suspect the other pp who inquired is well-educated and didn't know. It would be an issue.

Have you ever left the US?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree, OP, most people know how to pronounce Gemma(!) and it's very pretty.

No, you are wrong about the first part. I think she'd have to deal with that all her life.

Um, when is G + vowel + consonant ever hard in the English language?

Hmmmm...

Gang.
Gallup.
Get

Gum.
Gate.
Game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree, OP, most people know how to pronounce Gemma(!) and it's very pretty.

No, you are wrong about the first part. I think she'd have to deal with that all her life.

Um, when is G + vowel + consonant ever hard in the English language?

"Get" is an English word, or "go-getter" if you need something with more than one syllable.

"Geller" is a common last name, and while it's of German origin, so is much of the English language.

I still knew that "Gemma" was pronounced "Jemma," but that's because I know British people with that name and because I read books.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree, OP, most people know how to pronounce Gemma(!) and it's very pretty.

No, you are wrong about the first part. I think she'd have to deal with that all her life.

Um, when is G + vowel + consonant ever hard in the English language?

and before you say "I mean in names..."

Gertie

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the PP, but I think most reasonably educated people know how to pronounce Gemma. The unwashed masses, maybe not.

I think I'm very well educated and I had no idea. I also suspect the other pp who inquired is well-educated and didn't know. It would be an issue.

Have you ever left the US?

Yes, I have lived overseas.

Unless I missed something, OP's child will live in the U.S. and interact with Americans, so your question is moot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the PP, but I think most reasonably educated people know how to pronounce Gemma. The unwashed masses, maybe not.

I think I'm very well educated and I had no idea. I also suspect the other pp who inquired is well-educated and didn't know. It would be an issue.

Have you ever left the US?

Is the OP living in the US?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree, OP, most people know how to pronounce Gemma(!) and it's very pretty.

No, you are wrong about the first part. I think she'd have to deal with that all her life.

Um, when is G + vowel + consonant ever hard in the English language?

Hmmmm...

Gang.
Gallup.
Get

Gone.
Give.
Gum.
Gate.
Game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree, OP, most people know how to pronounce Gemma(!) and it's very pretty.

No, you are wrong about the first part. I think she'd have to deal with that all her life.

Um, when is G + vowel + consonant ever hard in the English language?

Are you one of them there fancy learning globe-trotters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree, OP, most people know how to pronounce Gemma(!) and it's very pretty.

No, you are wrong about the first part. I think she'd have to deal with that all her life.

Um, when is G + vowel + consonant ever hard in the English language?

Hmmmm...

Gang.
Gallup.
Get

Gone.
Give.
Gum.
Gate.
Game.

GOTCHA!!

[Anonymous]

It reminds me of that cartoon Gem or Jem.