Jimena or is the Spanish female version of the given name
Jimeno Jimeno (also Gimeno, Ximeno, Chemene, Exemeno) is a given name derived from ''Ximen'',OMAECHEVARRIA, Ignacio, "Nombres propios y apellidos en el País Vasco y sus contornos". ''Homenaje a D. Julio de Urquijo'', volume II, pages 153-175. a variant of ...
. The French rendering of the name is Chimène. It has come to be viewed as a form of the name
Simone, though their origins are distinct.
A variant is
Ximena.
People with the name include:
Historical
*Jimena, legendary mother of
Bernardo del Carpio
*Jimena of Cea, wife of king
García Sánchez II of Pamplona
García Sánchez II (Basque: ''Gartzea II.a Santxez''; died ), was King of Pamplona and Count of Aragon from 994 until his death . He was the eldest son of Sancho II of Pamplona and Urraca Fernández and the second Pamplonese monarch to also ...
(10th-/11th-century)
*Jimena, daughter of
Ramon Berenguer III (11th-century)
*Jimena, daughter of
Alfonso V of León
Alfonso V (c. 9947 August 1028), called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. Like other kings of León, he used the title emperor () to assert his standing among the Christian rulers of Spain. He succeeded his father, Bermudo II, in 9 ...
(11th-century)
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Jimena Díaz, wife of El Cid (11th-century)
*
Jimena Muñoz, mistress of
Alfonso VI of León and Castile
Alfonso VI (1 July 1109), nicknamed the Brave (''El Bravo'') or the Valiant, was king of Kingdom of León, León (10651109), Kingdom of Galicia, Galicia (10711109), and Kingdom of Castile, Castile (10721109).
After the conquest of Toledo, Spai ...
(11th-century)
Modern
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Jimena Antelo (born 1972), Bolivian journalist and television presenter
*
Jimena Canales, Mexican-American physicist and author
*
Jimena Elías Roca (born 1989), Miss Peru Universo 2007
* Jimena Fernandez-Morales, Mexican Softball Player
*
Jimena Florit (born 1972), Argentine mountain biker
*Jimena Gallego (born 1980), also known as
Jimena (singer), Mexican singer
Fictional characters
*Jimena, character in the Colombian soap opera
Pasión de Gavilanes.
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