In Biblical the meaning of the name Jemima is: Handsome as the day. Hebrew Meaning: The name Jemima is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Jemima is: Dove. Little dove. In the Old Testament, Jemima was one of the three beautiful daughters of Job (the other two were Keziah and Keren).
Patricia M. Collins. Patricia M. Collins is an American civic leader and politician. She was a two-term Mayor of Caribou, Maine from 1981 to 1982.
A flat character who is almost stereotypical in his pomposity, egocentricity, and class consciousness, he serves a vital role in the story. Mr. Collins is at the center of a plot point through which protagonists Elizabeth and Darcy get together, and he provides comic elements to the story.