Jemima - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 3 syll. je-mi-ma, jem-ima ] The girl name Jemima is pronounced JHehMIYMah ^KEY. Jemima's language of origin is Hebrew and it is predominantly used in the English language. Biblical name: The meaning of the name is 'dove, bright as day'. An old form of Jemima is Yemimah (Hebrew). The name appeared in the Bible as the eldest daughter of Job, who was born to him in old age. It was later adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. In the early 19th century, the name was briefly popular. Forms of Jemima include the English short form Jem and the English variant spelling Jemimah.

Jemima is an unusual baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Jemima include the English Jemimah, the Spanish Jacinna, the English Jacqueena, the English Jacquena, the English Jamea, the English Jamee, the English Jamia, the Arabic and English Jamillah, the Hungarian Jamina, the English Jamya, the English Janea, the English, German, Polish, Finnish, Lithuanian, and Scandinavian Janina, the English Janiya, the English Janyll, the English Jasamine, the Dutch Jasmijn, the Spanish Jazmina, the English Jeanann, the English Jeaneia, and the English Jeani.

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