Cem (given name)
Appearance
Cem (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈdʒem]) is a Turkish male given name. It derived from the Arabic word “cam (جمع)” that means “gathering and community.”[1] It also Turkish shortened spelling of Persian, Jamshid.[2] Notable people with the name are as follows:
- Cem (1459–1495), Ottoman prince
- Cem Atan (born 1985), Austrian footballer
- Cem Boyner (born 1955), Turkish businessman and short-time politician
- Cem Demir (born 1985), Turkish footballer
- Cem Kaner, American academic
- Cem Karaca, (1945–2004), Turkish musician
- Cem Kızıltuğ (born 1974), Turkish artist
- Cem Özdemir (born 1965), German politician of Turkish descent
- Cem Pamiroğlu (born 1957), Turkish footballer
- Cem Türkmen (born 2002), German-Turkish footballer
- Cem Yılmaz (born 1973), Turkish stand-up comedian
- Cem Yılmaz (rower) (born 1982), Turkish Olympian rower
Anglicized version Jem
- Jem Karacan (born 1989), English footballer