Name Jemima

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Hi all,
What is your opinion on the baby name Jemima Beatrice. Beatrice is a family name so will be the middle name. Thank you😊

Jamima is awful. It reminds me of play school years ago

My daughter is a Jemima's
She is now 29! When I named her most other people thought of Jemima the doll from Playschool. She rarely gets called anything else but if she does it's normally Jem. I still love her name, at the time Jemima Goldsmith was marrying Imran Kahn and that's where I heard the name. She was going to be Georgia but there were so many that I changed it at the last minute. Funnily enough when the midwife visited she told me that there was another Jemima born around the same time and one of my Jemima's friends is actually friends with her

Prefer Beatrice. And yes too much Betrix Potter ref.

Wouldn't have said it without checking first. But as I said, Wikipedia isn't exactly a reliable source

While I got the Hamble joke it's not something that would put me off the name.

I much prefer Jemima to Beatrice which for some reason reminds me of Beatroot. Sorry Op. But i get that's probably just me and it's perfectly fine as a middle name and lovely if it's a family name. There is something special about using a family name.

@Nothelpingishard , it does say 'by folk etymology', which is about the same as saying that 'some people say'. Given that Jemima was the daughter of Job, and James was of Latin origin, they are unlikely to be related.

It's probably like saying Joanne is used as a feminine form of Joseph.

It's a doll (play school bbc tv programme) or puddle duck but I do like it. I believe it is quite sensitive though in the USA, definitely a African American name

I love Jemima - very elegant.

Jemima, Tallulah, Delilah.

I like it. I think the US connotation will disappear over time, as eventually nobody will remember Aunt Jemima's pancakes (the brand name was discontinued in 2020), and if she were to go and live in the US she could go by Jem or Jemma.

Cute. I know one Jemima who is very smart and very nice.

For me the Beatrix Potter/Jemima Puddleduck connotation is too strong. Either name is nice but personally I wouldn't put the two together.

Jemima Beatrice is sweet. Very nice peacemeaning.
Jemima Beatrix is my preference in spelling though.
Also love Jamima Beatrix.

Love the name Jemima.
Yes it does have a posh vibe but also pretty and quirky
I know a lovely little Jemima so could only ever have good associations with this name.

I have a little Jemima. We live in Canada and it's quite unusual here, but no one has mentioned pancakes in years. She has a lot of family nicknames but is mostly Jemima.

@Notsure1 I also got the name from Jemima Khan! I was completely fascinated by her as a teen in the 90s.

Shityshitybangbang · 17/12/2024 15:20

Jamima is awful. It reminds me of play school years ago

Nothing wrong with Playschool! I had a Jemima rag doll because of it. (Hamble was definitely verging on creepy, though 😁)

I think it's lovely. I work with a Jemima who is in her 20s and she's always known as Jemima rather than a shorter version.

I'm of an age where I do also think about Playschool but I grew up thinking that she was beautiful (unlike poor, creepy Hamble) so it's not a negative connection and it won't mean anything to younger people so it's irrelevant anyway.

I always thought I didn't much like the name Jemima, not because of any particular associations but just as a collection of sounds. But there's something about the combination Jemima Beatrice that really appeals to me. It's unusual without being weird, classy without being snooty. I say go for it!

To me it's very posh and prissy. I don't really like the sound.

Used to know a lovely one , often known as Jimey. Great name.

Like both known a couple of Jemimas both great..

Neither shortened....as adults dont know as kids....

Lovely with Beatrice as well

I think it's a pretty name. Not very used so unlikely to be another Jemima in her class.

Jemima is lovely. Not keen on Beatrice. Nothing wrong with it though. I do think the names together are a bit too Beatrix Potter. Jemima Patrice for a similar sound?

I love Jemima. It was one I suggested but DS1 was a DS.

I know of a single Jemima in the wild. She is 14 and a gifted musician and singer and a really lovely person. So my associations are all very very positive.

Puddle duck