The baby name Ximene is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /xiˈmene/ (hee-MEH-neh).
Ximene is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Ximene is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /xiˈmene/ (hee-MEH-neh).
Ximene is Spanish in Origin.
Ximene is a rare feminine given name of Iberian origin, a variant of Ximena/Jimena derived from the medieval Spanish masculine Ximeno/Jimeno. Its root is debated: many scholars link the cluster Jimeno–Ximena to a Basque personal name built on seme “son,” while others see it as a medieval adaptation of Simeon (Hebrew Shim‘on, “he has heard”). Accordingly, the meaning is often interpreted as “heard [by God]” or connected to Basque lineage.
Used across medieval Navarre, León, and Castile, the name gained prominence through Doña Jimena Díaz, wife of El Cid. In Occitan and French records the spelling Ximene/Ximène appears; the cognate French form is Chimène, familiar from Corneille’s Le Cid. Today Ximene remains uncommon, chosen as a Francophone or Occitan-tinged alternative to Ximena. Variants include Ximena, Jimena, Gimena, Ximène/Chimène (French), and Galician-Portuguese Ximena; the masculine counterpart is Ximeno/Jimeno.
Ximene is extremely rare. There are only 18 recorded uses on record, spread over 10 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Ximene is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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