Jimena is the Spanish feminine of Jimeno, possibly from Basque seme (son). **Jimena Díaz (c. 1054-c. 1115)** was the Asturian noblewoman, **wife of El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar)** — she ruled Valencia for three years after his death.
Heroine of the medieval epic Cantar de mio Cid.
Jimena reduces to seven — the number of Spanish epic heroine.