[Facts] Re: Chimene - the name.
by Chimene GF (guest)
8/23/2018, 1:51 PM
Chimene is pronounced shi-men although funnily enough my grandfather also pronounces it She-maine. My family also got the name from El Cid. I heard that Charlton Heston couldn't say the Spanish version which is Jimena / Ximena which is why they used the french version - Chimene. The character played was called Jimena in real life