Pema

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Komi (Russia)

Meaning

a feminine name used in Komi communities, reflecting the blend of indigenous Finno-Ugric naming tradition with influences from Russian Orthodox Christianity and later Soviet-era naming practices that characterises the contemporary Komi onomastic landscape; the Komi were among the first Siberian peoples to receive a written alphabet, devised in the fourteenth century by the missionary Stepan Khrap (Saint Stephen of Perm), who created the Abur script to translate liturgical texts into Komi-Zyryan; a daughter named Pema connects to this long history of Komi literacy and cultural engagement with outside influences while maintaining a distinctly Komi phonological identity

Gender

female