Jemima

A female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “dove.”.

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Jemima is a feminine given name which may refer to:
People:
Jemima Abey, British actress
Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909), Scottish painter
Jemima Boone, daughter of Daniel Boone captured by Indians in 1776—see Capture and rescue of Jemima Boone
Jemima Goldsmith (born 1974), English journalist, editor, heiress and activist
Jemima Kirke (born 1985), actress
Jemima Nicholas (1755–1832), Welsh woman who captured 12 drunk French soldiers in the Battle of Fishguard, the "last invasion of Britain"
Jemima Parry-Jones (born 1949), British authority on birds of prey, conservationist and author
Jemima Rooper (born 1981), English actress
Jemima Sumgong (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance runner
Jemima von Tautphoeus (1807–1893), Irish novelist
Jemima West (born 1987), Anglo-French actress
Jemima Wilkinson (1752–1819), American preacher and evangelist
Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey (1723–1797)
Biblical and fictional characters:
Jemima (Bible), daughter of Job
Aunt Jemima, an advertising character for a food brand
Jemima (cat), a character in the musical Cats
Jemima Potts, the daughter in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Jemima Shore, an investigative journalist in a series of crime novels by Antonia Fraser
Jemima, a duck in the children's book The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter
Jemima, a doll in the various versions of the television show Play School

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Fem. personal name, biblical daughter of Job, from Hebrew Yemimah, literally "dove" (compare Arabic yamama). The Aunt Jemima ready-mix food product in U.S. was advertised from c. 1918; the name (and image) was on baking powder advertisements by 1896. It is the title of a minstrel song credited to Joe Lang, but this is not mentioned before 1901. Previously Aunt Jemima was a name in various works of fiction and poetry, without racial aspect.

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A dove, little dove.

Jemimah

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Jemima Kirke	1985	Actress
2	Jemima Khan	1974	Journalist, campaigner
3	Jemima West	1987	French actress
4	Jemima Rooper	1981	British actress
5	Jemima Sumgong	1984	Kenyan long-distance runner
6	Jemima Wilkinson	1752	American clergy
7	Jemima Shore		Fictional character created by Antonia Fraser
8	Jemima Parry-Jones	1949	British ornithologist
9	Jemima Nicholas	1750	Welsh heroine
10	Jemima Blackburn	1823	British artist
11	Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey	1723	British peeress and letter writer
12	Jemima Phillips		British musician
13	Jemima Hunt	1969	British journalist
14	Jemima Stehli	1961	British photographer
15	Jemima Condict	1754	American diarist
16	Jemima Abey		Television actress
17	Jemima	1984
18	Baroness Tautphoeus	1807	Irish author
19	Jemima Moore	1992	Paralympic athlete of Australia
20	Jemima Luke	1813	English writer
21	Jemima Harbort	1987	Australian handball player
22	Jemima Nartey