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 .