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 Movies. Actor Patrick Swayze, who died of pancreatic cancer on Sept. 14 at 57 years of age, had a career spanning 30 years. Though his most iconic role was that of street-tough dancer Johnny Castle in 'Dirty Dancing,' he also played everything from a rebel leader to a hockey player to a drag queen to a surfing criminal.