Pemi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pemi

What is the meaning of the name Pemi ?

The baby name Pemi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PEH-mee (/ˈpɛmi/).

Pemi is Yoruba in Origin.

Pemi is a compact, unisex name with several roots. In Yoruba (Nigeria), Pẹ́mí functions as a short form of compound theophoric names built on pé mi, “call me,” such as Olúwapẹ́mí (“God calls me”) or Jésùpẹ́mí (“Jesus calls me”); accordingly, Pemi may carry the affectionate sense “called by God” or simply “call me.” In Greek-derived usage, it can serve as a modern pet form of Euphemia/Euphemios (from eu “good” + phēmē “speech, reputation”), conferring the meaning “well-spoken” or “of good repute.” In New England, Pemi also appears as a place-inspired given name from the Pemigewasset River (Abenaki/Algonquian), often glossed as “swift” or “clear current.”

Usage is rare but cross-cultural: found among the Nigerian diaspora, occasional American nature-name enthusiasts, and as an English nickname. Variants and related forms include Pẹ́mí (Yoruba spelling), Phemie, Effie, Euphie, and longer Yoruba compounds like Olúwapẹ́mí and Jésùpẹ́mí.

⚙ Pemi is far from common. We have only 61 recorded uses of it on record, from 21 countries.