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).
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi is smiling again as she goes public with new boyfriend Albert DePrisco. It has been three years since her husband Patrick Swayze passed away due to pancreatic cancer. Now his wife of 34-years has found love again with jeweler Albert DiPrisco. The couple, who met through a mutual friend at a birthday party for Niemi, looked completely at ease with each other as they left a restaurant.