That's very interesting and sad.
Jemima is fairly common in the UK I think. I know a teenage
Jemima, and my first association with the name would be
Jemima Puddleduck.
The name is quite pretty, wouldn't use it personally but I like the meaning and the NN potentials.
"You can have freedom, or you can have peace. But not both at once."
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/151927