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Nicknames for Jemima

Jem, Jemma, Jim, Mia, Jimmy, Mimi, Mima, Jemi, Jam, Mimey, sket, shket

Meanings and history of the name Jemima

Jemima is the name of one the oldesr daughter born to Job after his tribulations ended, as told in the Bible. Her name means "dove".

Famous real-life people named Jemima

Jemima Nicholas, Welsh heroine
Jemima Khan, English socialite
Jemima Rooper, English actress
Jemima Boone, favorite daughter of pioneer Daniel Boone
Jemima West, Anglo-French Actress
Jemima Kirke, actress and artist

Jemima in song, story & screen

"Aunt Jemima" is an enduring brand of products, especially syrup, produced by Quaker Oats, known for its often racially stereotyped namesake character.
Jemima Potts, character in the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968), young daughter of inventor Caractacus Potts.
Jemima Puddleduck, Beatrix Potter character.
Jemima occurs as the name of various characters in the works of Charles Dickens, including in "Sketches By Boz", "Dombey and Son", and "Little Dorrit".
Jemima the doll featured in Play School.