Jimena or
Ximena is the female version of the given name
Jimeno, derived from the Basque ''
Semen
Semen, also known as seminal fluid, is an organic bodily fluid created to contain spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) and other sexual organs of male or hermaphroditic animals and can fertilize the female ovum. Semen ...
''. It has come to be viewed as a form of the name
Simone
Simone may refer to:
* Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin
* Simone (surname), an Italian surname
Simone may also refer to:
* ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film
* ''Simone'' (1926 fi ...
, though their origins are distinct. The French rendering of the name is Chimène. It may refer to:
Historical
*Jimena, legendary mother of
Bernardo del Carpio
*Jimena of Cea, wife of king
García Sánchez II of Pamplona (10th-/11th-century)
*Jimena, daughter of
Ramon Berenguer III (11th-century)
*Jimena, daughter of
Alfonso V of León (11th-century)
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Jimena Díaz, wife of El Cid (11th-century)
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Jimena Muñoz, mistress of
Alfonso VI of León and Castile
Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century ( Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsu ...
(11th-century)
Modern
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Jimena Antelo (born 1972), Bolivian journalist and television presenter
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Jimena (singer)
Jimena is a Mexican pop singer, TV host, and actress.
In June 2001, Jimena was signed to Crescent Moon Records, record label co-owned by Emilio Estefan and Sony Music. Her first album was ''Jimena'', which included ten songs, she wrote . The ...
(born 1980), Mexican singer
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Jimena Canales, a Mexican-American physicist and author
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Jimena Elías Roca (born 1989), Miss Peru Universo 2007
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Jimena Florit
Jimena Florit (born May 18, 1972 in Olivos, Vicente López) is a female cyclist from Argentina, specializing in competitive mountain biking.
Florit twice represented her native South American country at the Summer Olympics (2000 and 2004), ...
(born 1972), Argentine mountain biker
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María Jimena Piccolo
María Jimena Piccolo (born July 22, 1985), better known as Jimena Piccolo is an Argentine actress, singer and radio host.
Biography
María Jimena Piccolo was born on July 22, 1985 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Career
María Jimena Piccolo bega ...
(born 1985), Argentine TV actress
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Chimène Badi
Chimène Badi (; born 30 October 1982 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne), also known by her mononym Chimène, is a French singer of Algerian descent.
Early life
Badi was born in Melun in the Paris suburbs to a family of Algerian origin. She spent her entir ...
(born 1982), French singer
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Ximena Bellido (born 1966), Peruvian badminton player
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Ximena Huilipán (born 1986), Chilean-Mapuche model and actress
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Ximena Londoño (born 1958), Colombian botanist
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Ximena McGlashan (1893 – 1986), American entomologist
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Ximena Navarrete (born 1988), Mexican model, Miss Universe 2010
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Ximena Sariñana (born 1985), Mexican singer and actress
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Ximena García Lecuona, Mexican-American screenwriter
Others
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JIMENA, Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa
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Jimena de la Frontera
Jimena de la Frontera is a historic town and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to estimates made by the National Statistics Institute of Spain (INE), the municipality has a population of 6,707 inhabitants as of 20 ...
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Jimena, Jaén
Jimena is a city the Province of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, with 1489 inhabitants according to the National Statistics Institute of Spain in 2007.
Geography and heritage
It is in the northwest area of Sierra Magina, which portion is mountainou ...
, Spain
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Hurricane Jimena (disambiguation) The name Jimena has been used for eight tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
* Tropical Storm Jimena (1979) – formed at a very low latitude, remained at sea
* Hurricane Jimena (1985) — remained at sea
* Hurricane Jimena (1991) — ...
*Jimena, character in the Colombian soap opera
Pasión de Gavilanes
''Pasión de Gavilanes'' (international title: ''Hidden Passion'') is a Colombian telenovela written by Julio Jiménez. It is produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. ...
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Jiménez dynasty
The Jiménez dynasty, alternatively called the Jimena, the Sancha, the Banu Sancho, the Abarca or the Banu Abarca,Alberto Cañada Juste, "¿Quién fue Sancho Abarca?, ''Príncipe de Viana'', 73: 79-132. was a medieval ruling family from the 9th c ...
, also called Jimena
*Chimène, character in the Pierre Cornielle play, ''
Le Cid'', based on the historical Jimena Díaz
*Chimène, character in the Massennet opera ''
Le Cid (opera) based on Cornielle's ''Le Cid''
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Chimène'', a Sacchini opera inspired by Cornielle's ''Le Cid''
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Rodrigue et Chimène, an unfinished Debussy opera based on El Cid and Jimena Díaz
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