Ximena

Ximena is the medieval Spanish feminine form of Jimeno, a name of uncertain origin that is often connected to the Basque element seme, meaning son. It was borne most famously by the wife of the legendary Castilian hero Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid, making it a prominent name in Iberian medieval history and literature. The modern Spanish spelling Jimena developed as the initial consonant shifted, and both forms remain in use today.