What do you guys think of the name [name_f]Gemima[/name_f]? And do you think the middle name [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] works with it? Also, is the nn [name_f]Gem[/name_f]/[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]/Gemsie usable? And lastly, do you think [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] sounds like a sister of [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]? [If not, what names do?]
Thank you!
I think [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] could totally be sisters. I do prefer [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], but there is nothing wrong with [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] (although you might have some issues with people spelling it with a J). [name_f]Gem[/name_f]/[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]/Gemsie are very usable for nicknames I think.
I think [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] is a very pretty combo. 
I like the name [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] as well! However, we will be moving soon to the US and I have heard that there are negative and racist connotations to the name and I would like to refrain from using it!
Spelling it [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] makes me wonder if it would be pronounced like [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], or [name_f]GEM[/name_f]-im-mah. Itâd be pretty easy to correct people though, and it does make perfect sense phonetically. Since [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] is really the only established spelling though, I think youâd get a lot of people spelling it [name_f]Jemima[/name_f].
I love [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] fwiw, itâs unfortunate that itâs controversial in the US! 
Yes, itâs such a pity 
Were pronouncing it like [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] though, and small mistakes can easily be corrected!
I prefer [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], but also really like [name_f]Gemma[/name_f].
Changing the spelling wonât change the name. People will hear the name a lot more often than they will see it written down.
Personally, I would spell it [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] or not use it at all.
Completely agreed with grackym.
Changing the spelling, but pronouncing it the same, wonât change the association here in the US. People will still hear [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] when you say it. Therefore you either spell it [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], or to echo PP, donât use it at all.
Personally I think itâs time for the name to breakaway from the association it has here, and it can only do that, if people use it.
I really like the name [name_f]Gemima[/name_f]/[name_f]Jemima[/name_f] but as an American, I think it still hasnât shaken itâs really unfortunate, racially charged connotations. However, Iâm hoping itâs growing popularity elsewhere (particularly in the UK) mean that itâs on itâs way to being usable in the US. Perhaps it already has made that shift; I havenât met an American [name_f]Jemima[/name_f]/[name_f]Gemima[/name_f] yet to know for certain!
I agree with this.
Itâs true that changing the spelling wonât change the pronunciation, and most people will hear it instead of reading it, but thatâs not necessarily a reason not to use it, anyway.
Personally, I think if youâre moving to the US from the U.K., your accent will automatically give the name a different flavor from the racist and syrup-related connotations it has here.
I want to love this name. The meaning is beautiful and I love [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] as a nickname and stand alone.
But the Aunt [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] reference here in the States would be too strong for me. It still sounds racially insensitive to me. I would assume the parents were either ignorant of its mammy history or didnât care, neither assumption is a good option.
I think itâs s beautiful name. I completely get the mammy comparison, and wouldnât use it for that reason. But, when do we reclaim a name the way it was intended? Not trying to start a debate, but [name_f]Jemima[/name_f]'s history is longer than one association.
I donât know how anyone expects [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] to overcome a dated racial stereotype if parents continue to not use it. Spelling it [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] doesnât change the pronunciation. If anything, itâs just more likely to be mistaken for [name_f]Gemma[/name_f].
I agree, 110%.
I would love for this name to move away from the Aunt [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] stereotype in the US, but it hasnât. [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] is a name you never hear on a real person here. There are other common UK names you rarely/seldom hear in the US: [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Nigella[/name_f], [name_u]Nicola[/name_u], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], etc. But these names donât have the unfortunate racial stereotype (from one strong advertising character) attached to them the way [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] does.
If you love it, I understand, but, if youâre about to move to the US, have a long think about whether you want your daughter to be the one to âfight the fightâ on [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] in this country.
One more thought: [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] is just catching on in the US. Naming your daughter [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] would be fashionable without being common; I think it would be a very good choice!
Ooh, [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] is lovely. I think [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] would be lovely for the other sister though too - [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] & [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]!
Best of luck!