Jem

Diminutive of James or Jeremiah
"supplanter"

Jem Origin and Meaning

The name Jem is a boy's name .

This name of the ten-year-old boy in the much loved and acclaimed modern classic To Kill a Mockingbird could find favor along with that of the character's sister, Scout.

Jem Popularity

Jem in Pop Culture

  • James "Jem" Carstairs from Cassandra Clare's "Infernal Devices" series
  • James Matthew "Jem" Blythethe oldest son of Anne from the "Anne of Green Gables" series
  • Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finchcharacter in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee