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
Bernardo del Carpio (also spelled Bernaldo del Carpio) is a legendary hero of the medieval Spain. Until the end of the nineteenth century and the labors of Ramón Menéndez Pidal, he, not El Cid, was considered to have been the chief hero of mediev ...
*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)
*
Jimena Díaz
Doña Jimena Díaz, also spelled Ximena (; ; before July 1046 – ), reigned as Princess of Valencia from 1099 to 1102. She was the wife and successor of El Cid, whom she married between July 1074 and 12 May 1076. The Principality of Val ...
, wife of El Cid (11th-century)
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Jimena Muñoz
Jimena Muñoz or Muñiz (died 1128) was a noblewoman from the El Bierzo region of the medieval Kingdom of León, and the mistress of king Alfonso VI of León and Castile during the late 1070s and early 1080s. By him she was mother of two countess ...
, 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
María Jimena Antelo Telchi (born 4 July 1972) is a Bolivian commercial engineer, journalist and television presenter.
Early life and education
Antelo was born on 4 July 1972 in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Roger Antelo De Barneville y de Mar ...
(born 1972), Bolivian journalist and television presenter
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Jimena Canales
Jimena Canales is a Mexican-American historian of science and author with a background in physics and engineering.
Career
Jimena Canales is the author of ''Simply Einstein'' (2021), ''Bedeviled: A Shadow History of Demons in Science'' (2020), ' ...
, Mexican-American physicist and author
*
Jimena Elías
Jimena Elías Roca (born February 1, 1989, in Ica, Peru) is a Peruvian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Peru Universo 2007.
Elías won the Miss Teen Peru 2005 Pageant and represented Peru in the Miss Teen International pa ...
Roca (born 1989), Miss Peru Universo 2007
* Jimena Fernandez-Morales, Mexican Softball Player
*
Jimena Florit
Jimena Florit (born May 18, 1972) is a female Bicycle racing, cyclist from Argentina, specializing in competitive mountain bike, mountain biking.
Florit twice represented her native South American country at the Summer Olympics (2000 and 2004) ...
(born 1972), Argentine mountain biker
*Jimena Gallego (born 1980), also known as
Jimena (singer)
Jimena is a Mexican pop singer, TV host, and actress.
In 1999, she originally signed with Virgin Records, Virgin and EMI under the name “Ximena” and released her self-titled debut album. In June 2001, she was then signed to Sony Music, Cr ...
, Mexican singer
Fictional characters
*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 (writer), Julio Jiménez. It is produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation ...
.
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