Meaning  The name Jemima has the following meaning: Dove. This name makes its appearance in the Old Testament as one of the three beautiful daughters of the persecuted Job. Predictably, the name was popular with the Puritans, who brought it to the U.S.A, where it is now probably most well-known as the brand name "Aunt Jemima" for pancake mixes and syrups.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Jemima is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jemima in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Jemima is pronounced as juh-my-mah Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Jemima and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jemima: Boys - Aaron, Abel, Abner, Abraham, Adam, Aden, Adriel, Alpheus, Alvah, Amarion, Amon, Girls - Alisa, Aliza, Ana, Annemarie, Annmarie, Ardith, Ayla, Daneil, Dania, Etha, Hanna, Kaylah, Leah, Nitza, Nizana, Oralia, Rayna, Ruthann, Zetta, Both genders - SharonVariants Popular Variants for the name Jemima: Jamima, Jem (Nickname), Jemi (Nickname), Jemimah, Jemina (Hebrew), Jemma (English), Jemmea, Jemmie, Jemmimah, Jemmy, Mima, MimmaNicknames Common nicknames for the name Jemima are: Jem
Style We think the name Jemima should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jemima to be: A cute, pert little girl who is rather childishIn one word, you might describe Jemima as a(n) " childlike" person. See other "childlike" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Jemima
