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I like Emma, but it has gotten so popular as has Jenna. I really don't like Gemma

Gemma and Jenna are both very 80s to me - not that there's anything wrong with that, but they were very popular for girls around my age.

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They're far more interesting than Emma, which is starting to feel stale at this point.

I love Gemma, but its similar to Jenna, Jenny, & Emma--all of which are/have been extremely overused--bothers me a bit. Jenna seems outdated to me, very 1980s-1990s, and it's terribly close to the name Jennifer, which has been so overused in my age group that I wouldn't mind never seeing it again as long as I live. :b

I like Emma more tha Gemma, but love Jenna.

I like Gemma, love Emma, Jenna is ok, Jen and Jenny are boring...

I prefer Emma to Gemma and Jenna, and prefer Jenna to Gemma.

I like both names better than Emma. Emma is super popular. You can't look anywhere without there being an Emma nearby. Jenna is also fairly popular but not as popular as Jennifer. Gemma is my favorite of them all. Gorgeous name!

I love Emma and Gemma and I really like Jenna. All three are nice. Out of Gemma and Jenna, I'd go with Gemma though.

I think they aren't really my style, but they are nice names. Of course, I wouldn't use them together. I know that George Bush has a daughter named Jenna. I really like Gemma though.

I like Jenna much better. I'm not a fan of Gemma, but I guess it's better than seeing more Emma. Jenna is the best of those two in my opinion, and one of my favorite names.

I like the name Jenna (as well as the NN Jen, but Jenny has never appealed to me). I may be biased, though, since my name is Jennifer. Jenna seems rather refreshing to me, and I've always thought of it as a nice, cute alternative to the 70s and 80s popular, Jennifer.

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Emma is cute...not something I'd use, personally, but I don't mind seeing it on someone else's daughter (despite its current popularity). Gemma, on the other hand, seems rather harsh-sounding and doesn't appeal to me at all.

I love both Gemma and Jenna, although I slightly, but only slightly, prefer Jemma. Have you thought about Jemima? Thats another similar one.

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As for Gemma vs. Emma, I prefer Gemma, both because it's less popular (especially if you are in the U.S- Gemma doesn't even crack the top 1000!) and because of the sound. I also love the nn Gem.

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I also prefer Jenna to Emma- something in Jenna really appeals to me, I'd probably have it in my Top 10 if I hadn't already been beaten to using it :( The only qualms I have about this is its similarity to your own name- this would bug me, but it might not bug you. If it was me, I'd go for something else- but it's nto as if it would be siblings named Jenny and Jenna.

They're both favorites of mine! Gemma sounds similar to Emma (and, IMO, better) but isn't nearly as trendy or popular.
I love Jenna, but not the nns Jen or Jenny.

I hate Emma. I prefer Jenna over Gemma.

I prefer Emma over Gemma. I think the 'G' throws it off for me. I used to have a friend named Jenna and she passed away two years ago, so Jenna holds a special place in my heart.

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Gemma or Jemma is cute. I really like it.

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Jenna...not so much. I'd rather see Jeanette / Jeannette, Genevra or Genevieve than Jenna. However, it's not a horrid name, by any means.

This message was edited 11/25/2007, 3:37 PM

I like Gemma a lot. I think Jenna is pretty, but I've known so many Jennas that I've just lost interest. I like Gemma better than Emma, but Jenna is a close third.

Ranked:
Gemma
Jenna
Emma
Jenny

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I love Gemma and Emma equally. I've never really warmed to Jenna, though. It strikes me as a newer name, like Tessa, Lauren, or Audra. Like wine, I prefer names to age before I like them.

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I could be wrong, though. Does Jenna have much history to it?

I prefer Emma to Gemma, but Gemma to Jenna. Emma is lovely, if way overdone. Gemma is okay too but doesn't appeal to me. Jenna is cutesy, boring and trendy/dated.

I like Emma, but not Jenna and Gemma. I don't know how to describe it, but they sound kind of flat and, well, bad to me. But if you like them, use them (but not as a sibset please).