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JEMIMA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Biblical, English
OTHER SCRIPTS: יְמִימָה (Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: jə-MIE-mə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "dove" in Hebrew. This was the oldest of the three daughters of Job in the Old Testament. As an English name, Jemima first became common during the Puritan era.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Yemima (Biblical Hebrew), Yemima (Hebrew)
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