Jemima

Jemima Nicholas (1755–1832) was a Welsh woman who single-handedly captured 12 drunken French soldiers in the 1797 Battle of Fishguard, the "last invasion of Britain."

In the Bible, Jemima was one of Job's daughters. After Job suffered multiple personal tragedies, he had a reversal of his condition and became more prosperous than he was before. "So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning." He and his wife had seven sons and three daughters. The daughters of Job were Jemima, Kezia, and Kerenhappuch. "And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren." Interestingly, while the names of Jemima and her sisters are recorded in the Bible, the brothers are left nameless.

Jemima Kirke is a British-born American artist and actress best known for her role as Jessa Johansson on the television series Girls. She made her feature-length debut in the independent film Tiny Furniture, as a favour for her childhood friend Lena Dunham, although her actual film debut was in the indie short film Smile for the Camera.

Jemima Rooper is an English actress. Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Primary School in Chelsea and the Godolphin and Latymer School. While working on The Famous Five, she passed eight GCSEs with A* and A grades. From there she went to MPW sixth form college where she got three A-grade A levels. Rooper bought her first home at the age of 19.

This is the birth name of English actress Jemma Redgrave, best known for her role as Kate Stewart in "Doctor Who".

One of the blonde twins from Catherine Jinks' "Evil Genius" is named Jemima and nicknamed Jem. Her sister is named Niobe and nicknamed Ni, so when they are introduced by their nicknames it sounds similar to Gemini. They seem to enjoy introducing themselves as Gemini, actually.

Jemima Khan [born 1974] is an English socialite, daughter of Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart and James Stewart.

The name Jemima reminds me of the puddleduck from Beatrix Potter's children's stories. I think it's an old-fashioned, but sweet, name.

Aside from the Aunt Jemima syrup there is Jemima Brown from The Eiger Sanction.

The daughter in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" is named Jemima.

I'm astounded nobody's mentioned Jemima Puddleduck, from the Beatrix Potter books.

Daniel Boone's daughter was named Jemima. Her capture by and rescue from Native Americans was the historical basis for James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans". In the Thomas Pitt series by Anne Perry, Pitt's daugter is named Jemima.

Jemima is a doll on the popular Australian toddler television show "Play School". She has friends Big Ted and Little Ted (among others).

British actress Jemima Rooper bears the name.

In Britain, Jemima is viewed as an upper class name.

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Famous bearers are Jemima Khan (nee Goldsmith) and Jemima French (FrostFrench fashion).

Jemima was a character in the novel "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray.

There is Jeremy and Gimima in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! HONK HONK - that was lame.

Aunt Jemima's maple syrup.

A character from Beatrix Potter is Jemima Puddle-duck.

Sarah Brightman (and in the video, Veerle Casteleyn) played the role of Jemima in Cats. This is a pretty name, but I don't like the pronunciation "je- MIE-ma"; it sounds too much like Aunt Jemima. I pronounce it "je-MEE-ma".

This is the name of a character in the musical Cats.