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).
Hillary Clintonâs father, Hugh E. Rodham, served in the United States Navy during World War II. (Hillary Clinton) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton often brings up the inspiring story of her mother, Dorothy Howell Rodham, noting during her victory speech in Brooklyn on June 7th that her mom told her to stand up to bullies. Clintonâs father, Hugh E. Rodham, is rarely mentioned throughout the former secretary of stateâs campaign.