Gemma 2369216 224641522 2008-07-09T19:51:48Z Robertgreer 2742851 /* The name of fictional characters */ ==Physical and life sciences== * A traditional name for the star [[Alpha Coronae Borealis]]. * A [[gemma (reproductive structure)|gemma]], an asexual reproductive structure in plants and fungi. * A genus of clam (''Gemma'') in the family [[Veneridae]]; see [[amethyst gem clam]]. * Gas phase Electrophoretic Mobility Molecular Analysis (GEMMA), which produces a beam of multiply charged ions by electrospray ionization and transforms them into singly charged ions or neutral particles, separates these particles according to electrophoretic mobility, and records the particle count at each EM. * [http://bioinformatics.ubc.ca/Gemma/ Gemma] is a database and software system for the meta-analysis of gene expression data ==The given name or surname of famous men== {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Gemma | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} *[[Gemma Frisius]] ([[1508]]–[[1555]]), a [[Frisia]]n [[Mathematics|mathematician]], [[Cartography|cartographer]] and instrument maker. *[[Giuliano Gemma]] ([[1938]]–), an Italian actor, also known from several [[Spaghetti Westerns]] as [[Montgomery Wood]]. ==The given name of famous women== '''Gemma''' is a female given name, of [[Italy|Italian]] origin, relatively popular in [[Spain]], Italy and the [[United Kingdom]]. * [[Gemma Atkinson]], an English actress and model * [[Gemma Beadsworth]], an Australian water polo player * [[Gemma Craven]], an Irish actress * Saint [[Gemma Galgani]], a young Italian woman who showed signs of [[stigmata]] in the late 1800s/very early 1900s, known as the first lay saint of the [[Passionists]] * [[Gemma Ward]], an Australian supermodel * [[Gemma Arterton]], an English actress ==The name of fictional characters and titles== * The name of one of the characters in the children's Hospital Radio series "[[The Space Gypsy Adventures]]", narrated by [[John Leeson]]. * [[Lords of River Run#Gemma|Gemma of Syr]], Princess of Ossetia, is a fictional character in [[Melanie Rawn]]'s ''[[Dragon Prince series|Dragon Prince]]'' series. * [[Gemma Doyle]], heroine of [[Libba Bray]]'s novels ''[[A Great and Terrible Beauty]]'', ''[[Rebel Angels (Libba Bray novel)|Rebel Angels]]'', and ''[[The Sweet Far Thing]]''. * Gemma, (gemmers19), a fictional girl in the [[Lonelygirl15]] universe. *Gemma, first series of the [[Sky One]] [[United Kingdom|UK]] supernatural [[Television series]] ''[[Hex (TV Series)|Hex]]'' * ''[[Gemma (ballet)]]'' with libretto by Théophile Gautier (1851) ==Works of fiction== *''[[Losing Gemma]]'', a [[2006]] UK television drama based on a novel by [[Katy Gardner]]. == See also == * [[Jemma (name)|Jemma]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] __NOTOC__ [[de:Gemma (Name)]] [[fr:Gemma]] [[it:Gemma]] [[hu:Gemma]] [[pl:Gemma]]