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جَم
Cem
JEM
“Jamshid; gathering.”
About Cem
Cem is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "jamshid; gathering" — a Turkish-Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish, from Persian 'Jam' — a legendary king from the Shahnameh. Common Turkish masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Persian
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Cem's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Cem
- What does the name Cem mean?
- Cem (جَم) means "Jamshid; gathering". Turkish, from Persian 'Jam' — a legendary king from the Shahnameh. Common Turkish masculine name.
- Is Cem a name from the Qur'an?
- Cem does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Cem a boy or a girl name?
- Cem is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Cem come from?
- Cem is a Turkish-Persian name, built on the root letters —.
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