Jemima Definition & Meaning

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Jemima American [juh-mahy-muh] / dʒəˈmaɪ mə /

noun

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

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Jemima Laing, acting leader of Labour-led Plymouth City Council, said the authority was "well advanced" in its preparations and the poll would go ahead.

From BBC

She then married financier Sir James Goldsmith and they had three children: Jemima, Zac and Ben Goldsmith.

From BBC

Jemima is the former wife of Imran Khan, an international cricketer who served as prime minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022.

From BBC

Another woman, who we're calling Jemima, says on a recent hen weekend, she had to contribute to a central kitty for bars - even though she doesn't drink.

From BBC

Even more than Dunham’s Hannah, Zosia Mamet’s Shoshanna and Jemima Kirke’s Jessa — all self-absorbed twentysomethings taking turns making bad decisions — Marnie was the definition of vanity.

From Salon

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