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).
Patrick Swayze's wife forced to deny horrible abuse claims. New accusations against Lisa Niemi â Patrick Swayze's wife â are disgusting. The wife of late actor Patrick Swayze is being forced to deny accusations that she regularly abused him, even when he was dying of cancer. A so-called friend of Swayze and wife Lisa Niemi claims the actor was kept a prisoner in his own home during his dying days, forbidden from receiving visits from his family, and was a victim of vicious attacks.