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Jemmy en · PROPN

Etymology

From Jem + -y.

Meanings

1. A diminutive of the male given name James.
   • Joly Jemmy, [i.e. James IV of Scotland] ye scornefull Scot, Is it come unto your lot A solempne sumner for to be? 1513, John Skelton, Agaynst the Scottes; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 116, lines 49–51:

Deriveds

jemmy · Jemmy-Jessamy · Jemmy Ducks · shivering Jemmy