Save Gender Feminine Usage French, French (African), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Modern, Rare), Theatre Pronounced Pron. /ʃi.mɛn/(French) [key·simplify] Meaning & History French form of Ximena. It was used by Pierre Corneille in his play Le Cid (1636) for the wife of El Cid, known as Jimena Díaz in Spanish.