Jemmy

See also: jemmy

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛmi

Proper noun

Jemmy

1. A diminutive of the male given name James.
   • 1513, John Skelton, Agaynst the Scottes; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 116, lines 49–51:

     Joly Jemmy, [i.e. James IV of Scotland] ye scornefull Scot,
     Is it come unto your lot
     A solempne sumner for to be?

Derived terms

• Jemmy Ducks
• Jemmy-Jessamy
• shivering Jemmy

Related terms

• Jem