It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jemima is  dove . Biblical: eldest of the three daughters of Job (see also Keren and Kezia), renowned as the most beautiful women of their time. The name has been recorded from the early 1700s in England.
(Tom Colburn / Houston Chronicle). (R-L) actor Patrick Swayze, his mother Patsy Swayze and his wife Lisa Haapaniemi (aka Niemi) dance at Patsy Swayze's dance studio in Houston in 1978. (Tom Colburn / Houston Chronicle).
Swayze with Jennifer Grey, his Dirty Dancing co-star What movies was Patrick in? After appearing in TV shows like M*A*S*H and The Renegade, Patrick's breakout movie roles in the '80s were numerous and varied. They included 1983 family drama The Outsiders and 1984 war film Red Dawn.