Jemima
/d͡ʒəˈmaɪmə/
Jemima proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun
Jemima
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 42:13-15
- -- and at last Jemima was fixed upon, because it would do either for a Scripture name or for a heroine out of a book."
- "I did not know Jemima was a Scripture name," said Ruth.
- "Oh yes, it is. One of Job's daughters; Jemima, Kezia, and Keren-Happuch. There are a good many Jemimas in the world, and some Kezias, but I never heard of a Keren-Happuch; and yet we know just as much of one as of another. People really like a pretty name, whether Scripture or out of it."1853, Elizabeth Gaskell, chapter XVII, in Ruth
Noun
Jemima (plural Jemimas)
Forms of Jemima
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Gemima |
| Noun | |
| plural | Jemimas |
Origin of Jemima
From the name of a minor biblical character, from Hebrew יְמִימָה (“dove”). By folk etymology also used as a feminine form of James.
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Questions about Jemima
- What does Jemima mean?
- Jemima means a female given name from Hebrew.
- What part of speech is Jemima?
- Jemima can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Jemima?
- Jemima is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈmaɪmə/.
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