Yemima

Yemima ( Hebrew : יְמִימָה) is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is the Hebrew form of Jemima, which means dove . Jemima was the eldest of Job's three last-born daughters in the Old Testament . As an English name, Jemima was first known in the Puritan era .

Well-known namesake

Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz (1909–1998), Israeli children's book author

Individual evidence

↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Yemima. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jemima. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .

[1] Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Yemima. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .

[2] Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jemima. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .