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).
Yes, Bambi Swayze is Patrick Swayze's younger sister. She was adopted from South Korea when she was 4 years old.   Members of the Swayze family often forget to menti â¦ on the adoption, as Bambi is very much a Swayze....... with the Texas accent as well.