Jimena or Ximena is the Spanish female version of the given name Jimeno. 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. It may refer to:
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Spain |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Jimenez, Jimeno, Ximena |
| Nickname(s) | Jim, Mena, Gigi |
| Related names | Ximena |
Historical
edit- 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)
- Jimena Díaz, wife of El Cid (11th-century)
- Jimena Muñoz, mistress of Alfonso VI of León and Castile (11th-century)
Modern
edit- 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
- Ximena Bellido (born 1966), Peruvian badminton player
- Ximena García Lecuona, Mexican-American screenwriter
- Ximena Huilipán (born 1986), Chilean-Mapuche model and actress
- Ximena Londoño (born 1958), Colombian botanist
- Ximena McGlashan (1893–1986), American entomologist
- Ximena Navarrete (born 1988), Mexican model, Miss Universe 2010
- Ximena Sariñana (born 1985), Mexican singer and actress
Others
edit- JIMENA, Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa
- Jimena de la Frontera
- Jimena, Jaén, Spain
- Hurricane Jimena (disambiguation)
- Jimena, character in the Colombian soap opera Pasión de Gavilanes.
- Jiménez dynasty, 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
- Chimène, a Sacchini opera inspired by Cornielle's Le Cid
- Rodrigue et Chimène, an unfinished Debussy opera based on El Cid and Jimena Díaz
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