Jemimah name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Hebrew
Usage: Arabic, English and Hebrew
Pronunciation: j(e)-mi-mah
Meaning: Little Dove and Beautiful
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What does Jemimah mean?

Of Hebrew origin, Unorthodox Jemimah is used notably in English, Hebrew and Arabic given to girls, Jemimah means "Little Dove or In the Bible One of Job's Three Daughters Known as the Most Beautiful Women of Their Time".

Jemimah is English form of Jemima. Also Jemimah is Hebrew and English cognate of Yemima.

How do I pronounce Jemimah?

The three syllabled name Jemimah is commonly pronounced as j(e)-mi-mah.

Variants of Jemimah

Jemima, Yemima, Gemima, Jemina, Gemini, Jemma, Jamina

Names that rhyme with Jemimah

How popular is the name Jemimah?

Jemimah is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 700 names. In 2010, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 664 on girl names chart when 56 babies were named Jemimah.

There are over 707 babies that have been given the name Jemimah in England and Wales. Jemimah is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1980 and was able to reach the top 5000 names.

In 2015, it ranked 4473rd when 31 girls were named Jemimah. Over 381 babies in United States have been named Jemimah.

Jemimah is a rare baby name in France there is very thin chances of it still being given.

But Jemimah is a popular baby name in Kenya where every 1 in 4000 have the name as well as in, Nigeria and Ghana. At least, 30000 people globally have carried Jemimah as their given name according to our research.

YearRankBirths
2023523324
2022543723
2021468228
2020474427
2019464029
2018445231
2017480728
2016472829
2015448231
2014544824
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

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What numerology tells about Jemimah?

You have a bossy nature in love. You are not very excited when it comes to meeting new people because you expect disappointment. To have letter J as your cornerstone means to stand for fairness, balance, justice, and equality. To have dreams you want to accomplish means having a reason to wake up in the morning. Competing with people won't bring you much but, compete with yourself will make you better than you were yesterday.

Other names liked by would be parents that are similar to Jemimah

  •  Ifa - Meaning of Ifa is Keeping Faith or Satisfying is a gender-neutral name is used in English and Arabic
  •  Talikha chiefly is used in Hindi and Marathi, meaning of Talikha is "Nightingale" is a girl name
  •  Qamar - Originated from Arabic, Outlandish Qamar means "Satellite or The Moon", a gender-neutral name is chiefly used in Hindi and Arabic
  •  Kouther means River in Jennah (Paradise) or River In Jannat Paradise aimed at baby girls is used principally in Bengali, Kannada and Arabic
  •  Muallim is used largely in Arabic and Sindhi, Muallim means "Teacher" is a boy name
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Famous people named Jemimah

  • Jemimah Knight in A Good Deal as Actress

  • Girl names beginning with J
  • American Girl Names
  • English Girl Names
  • Hebrew Girl Names
  • Arabic Girl Names
  • Baby Names that mean Little
  • Baby Names that mean Dove
  • Baby Names that mean Beautiful

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
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