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The first name 
Gemini

Gemini is a name for all genders, somewhat more commonly used for girls.

Gemini is a very rare first name!

At least in the US, the name Gemini is extremely rare. Recently, only a handful of babies has been named Gemini each year. That means it’s extremely unlikely that a boy or girl called Gemini will meet someone with the same name. So, Gemini is a very special name!

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Gemini

Gemini -
once in a blue moon

Do you know the feeling when you go to the zoo and the animal that is supposed to be in the enclosure is not there? You know it should to be there, but you've never seen it? It's the same with Gemini. Kids called Gemini have made themselves scarce. But some parents got a taste for it many years ago: Reaching pos. 5,410 Gemini ranked higher than ever in 1965. By comparison, there have been 102 years in which the first name Gemini has not been given at all (or less than 5 times, which is the minimum number required for a name to be included in the statistics), most recently in 1990. In general, parents name their babies Gemini only once in a blue moon, so, if your name is Gemini you can consider yourself truly special!

In years where the graph has no value, the name Gemini was given less than five times or even none at all in the entire USA.

Gemini in 2022 – a precious jewel

In 2022, Gemini continues to be a precious jewel: 25 newborns were named Gemini that year, ranking #8,883 in the SmartGenius name statistics. If your baby's name is Gemini, you must have a flair for beautiful and rare names: Congratulations, your child is sure to feel unique.

Gemini has 6 letters 
and begins with a G

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter G is not particularly common as a first letter for given names: only 2.4% of all common first names in the US begin with a G. The most common initial letters for first names are A and J, while U and X are the least common first letters of given names.

With six letters, the name Gemini is of average length. In fact, 28% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly six letters. 24% of all first names are shorter, while 48% have seven letters or more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

This means that if 2.4% of all first names begin with a G, this initial letter is less common than the other letters on average.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Gemini

If your name is Gemini and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Gemini

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Gemini, you can simply say:

Goat

Elephant

Mouse

Igloo

Nut

Igloo

This is how the name Gemini is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Gemini in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Gemini

Gemini

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Gemini

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Gemini is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

G
E
M
I
N
I

Have you ever waved the name Gemini

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

G
E
M
I
N
I

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Gemini sounds like this: