Jimeno is a given name derived from Ximen, a variant of the medieval Basque

Basque language

Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...

 given name Semen, the origins of which arose in the Basque

Basque Country (historical territory)

The Basque Country is the name given to the home of the Basque people in the western Pyrenees that spans the border between France and Spain on the Atlantic coast....

 regions, then its use spread west across northern Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 into Castile

Castile (historical region)

A former kingdom, Castile gradually merged with its neighbours to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain when united with the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Navarre...

 and Galicia, then followed the Reconquista

Reconquista

The Reconquista was a period of almost 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula broadly known as Al-Andalus...

 south during medieval times. It was frequently recorded in Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 using forms similar to those used for Simon

Simon

Simon is a common name, from Hebrew meaning "He who has heard/hears [the word of God]".Simon may also refer to:-Names:* Simon , including a list of people with the given name Simon...

, but this is probably not indicative of shared derivation.

Notable given names

• Jimeno of Pamplona (9th century) nobleman and possible sub-king, founder of Jiménez dynasty
  Jiménez dynasty
  The Jiménez or Ximenes were an Iberian ruling family from the 10th century to the 13th century. They were the first Europeanisers of Spain and brought her back within the wider European political scene while also giving her the political character and division that persisted until the end of the...
  
  
• Jimeno Garcés of Pamplona, king of Pamplona
  Pamplona
  Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
  
  , 925-932

See also

• Semen, the given name it derives from
• Jimena
  Jimena
  JIMENA seeks to educate and advocate for Jewish refugees from the Middle East.Prior to 1948, approximately 950,000 Jews lived in Muslim countries of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.-Historical background:The Jewish exodus from Arab lands in the 20th century was a result of the...
  
  , the female form
• Jiménez (surname) or Giménez
  Giménez
  People called Giménez or Gimenez include:*Carlos Giménez , Venezuelan politician*Carlos A. Gimenez , Cuban commissioner*Ceferino Giménez Malla , Spanish catechist*Chris Gimenez , US-American professional baseball player...
  
   or Ximénez
  Ximénez
  Ximénez or Ximenez may refer to:People:*Francisco Jiménez, a colonial governor of Tenochtitlan in the 1560s.*Francisco Jiménez Tejada , a Spanish soccer player....
  
  , surnamea representing "son of Jimeno"