Jemima /jemi-ma/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced je-MYE-mah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jemima is  dove .
LaBelle's son Zuri Edwards (right) doesn't like the idea of his mother dating a man a year younger than he is, revealed a source. Patti LaBelle was married to Armstead Edwards (right) for 31 years before divorcing in 2000. This is Pattti, Armstead and Zuri in 1992 at the Out All Night Series Premiere Party in Hollywood. 'Not only is Zuri her son, but he's her manager as well.
Upon moving to the Philadelphia International label for three albums, LaBelle scored a number one R&B hit with If You Only Knew, from 1983's I'm in Love Again. Two years later, she reached the pop Top 20 with her Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack contribution New Attitude..