Yemima: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Yemima – Meaning: dove – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: yeh-mee-MAH


Yemima is a Hebrew girl's name meaning “dove”. It appears in our list of 150+ Bird Names for Babies From Robin to Wren and Beyond.

Meaning & Origin of Yemima

Meaning: Dove.

Origin: Hebrew.

How to Pronounce Yemima

Phonetic: yeh-mee-MAH   IPA: /jɛmiˈma/

Popularity of Yemima

Yemima doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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