Names that mean jewel
This list groups names by the literal gloss at the start of each meaning, not the cultural notes that follow. Closely related meanings are gathered under jewel. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
Gema Spanish ยท gem, jewel
Mony Khmer ยท gem, jewel; from Sanskrit mani
Ngoc Vietnamese ยท jewel, gem
Ploy Thai ยท gem, gemstone
Kaew Thai ยท crystal, glass, precious gem
Keo Lao ยท crystal, precious stone; the Lao cognate of Thai Kaew and one of the most-used elements in Lao naming, standing alone as a given name or call-name for both sexes
Ratana Thai ยท jewel, crystal
Ratanak Khmer ยท jewel, treasure; from Pali ratana
Gemma Italian ยท "gem, precious stone"
Adi Hebrew ยท jewel, ornament; a modern Israeli favorite for girls and boys
Jewell English ยท from the word 'jewel,' a precious gem
Jewel French ยท precious stone
Jemma Italian ยท variant of Gemma, meaning gem, precious stone
Diamond English ยท precious gem, unbreakable
Farida Arabic ยท unique, precious gem; famously borne by Queen Farida of Egypt, first wife of King Farouk
Pearl English ยท pearl gem
Ratna Indonesian ยท jewel
Marguerite French ยท pearl, daisy flower
Ruwan Sinhala ยท gem, precious gold (Sinhala, from Sanskrit ratna); a jewel name from the island the old texts called Ratnadipa, the island of gems
Pearlie English ยท diminutive of Pearl, the gemstone name
Phetmany Lao ยท diamonds and gems (phet = diamond, from Sanskrit vajra, + many = jewel)
Manimekalai Tamil ยท jeweled girdle (mani, gem + mekalai, girdle); heroine of the Tamil Buddhist epic Manimekalai, one of the five great epics of Tamil literature
Yadana Burmese ยท jewel, treasure, from Pali ratana (แแแแฌ)
Mutiara Indonesian ยท pearl
Margaux French ยท pearl
Margaret Greek ยท pearl
Megan Welsh ยท pearl
Perla Italian ยท pearl
Malgorzata Polish ยท pearl; US-friendly spelling of Maลgorzata
Perel Yiddish ยท pearl; an heirloom Yiddish name still given in Brooklyn
Marjorie French ยท pearl
Margot English ยท pearl; nickname-style for Margaret
Momi Hawaiian ยท pearl
Mook Thai ยท pearl
Helmi Finnish ยท pearl; also used as a short form of Vilhelmiina
Leimomi Hawaiian ยท pearl lei, child of pearl
Gretchen German ยท diminutive of Margaret, pearl
Lulu Arabic ยท traditionally pearl; also nickname for Louise
Margarita Spanish ยท variant of Margaret, pearl
Nilmini Sinhala ยท blue gem, sapphire (Sinhala nil, blue, plus mini, gem, from Sanskrit mani); a name that points straight at Sri Lanka's famous sapphires, on the island the old texts called Ratnadipa, the island of gems
Margery Greek ยท medieval variant of Margaret, 'pearl'
Zeynep Turkish ยท precious jewel, ornamented olive tree (Turkish form of Zainab)
Manivanh Lao ยท jewel (from Sanskrit mani); a classic Lao girls' compound in its French-era spelling
Margret Greek ยท variant spelling of Margaret, 'pearl'
Margo French ยท variant of Margot, the French short form of Marguerite (Margaret: Greek margarites, "pearl")
Margarett Greek ยท a 19th-century spelling variant of Margaret, from Greek margarites, pearl
Rubye English ยท an elaborated spelling of Ruby, a Victorian-era gem name from Latin ruber, red
Maggie Greek ยท pet form of Margaret, "pearl"
Maisie Scottish ยท pet form of Margaret, "pearl"
Margie English ยท pet form of Margaret, 'pearl'
Peggy English ยท pet form of Margaret, 'pearl'
Muthu Tamil ยท pearl (Tamil), a widely used classic Tamil Nadu name
Maisy Scottish ยท diminutive of Margaret, meaning 'pearl'
Margrethe Greek ยท pearl (form of Margaret); Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark for over half a century
Meaghan Welsh ยท Variant spelling of Megan, a Welsh pet form of Margaret, Greek for pearl; the -gh- spelling gives it a deceptively Irish look.
Gosia Polish ยท everyday form of Maลgorzata (Margaret, 'pearl')
Pearline English ยท An early 1900s elaboration of Pearl (Latin perla, 'pearl') with the fashionable -ine ending.
Margarette Greek ยท A spelling variant of Margaret, from Greek margarites, pearl, with a French-style -ette ending.
Marjory Scottish ยท A medieval Scottish variant of Margery/Margaret (Greek margarites, pearl), later associated with the herb marjoram; made famous by Marjorie Bruce.
Peggie English ยท a variant spelling of Peggy, the centuries-old English rhyming pet form of Meg, short for Margaret (Greek, pearl)
Meagan Modern American ยท a variant spelling of Megan, the Welsh pet form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, meaning pearl
Maizie Scottish ยท variant of Maisie, pet form of Margaret meaning pearl
Rita Greek ยท pearl (short form of Margherita); famously borne by Rita Levi-Montalcini, neurologist and Nobel laureate who discovered nerve growth factor
Madge English ยท A traditional English pet form of Margaret, ultimately from the Greek margarites, meaning pearl.
Maegan Welsh ยท American spelling of Megan, the Welsh diminutive of Margaret, from Greek margarites, pearl.
Gretta German ยท a German short form of Margarete (Margaret), ultimately from Greek margarites, pearl
Reta Uncertain ยท Likely a pet form clipped from a longer name such as Margareta/Marguerite, pearl, or Henrietta/Loretta; no single agreed root.
Meghan Welsh ยท variant spelling of Megan, a Welsh diminutive of Margaret (pearl)
Greta German ยท pearl (German short form of Margarete)
Margarito Spanish ยท the Spanish masculine form of Margarita, from Greek margarites, pearl, formed with the male suffix -o
Meta German ยท A German pet form of Margareta, from Greek margarites, pearl, via Latin margarita
Kanmani Tamil ยท term of endearment meaning "apple of one's eye" (kan "eye" + mani "gem")
Mazie Scottish ยท variant of Maisie, a Scottish diminutive of Margaret (pearl)
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