Cem (given name)

Cem is a Turkish male given name. It derives from Persian, where it is a shortened form of Jamshid. 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