Cem (given name)

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[edit]

• Jem Karacan (born 1989), English footballer

References[edit]

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