Fatima

Fatima \fa-ti-ma, fat-ima\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Fatima is pronounced FAA-Tiy-Maa- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Fatima: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"

What is the origin of Fatima?

Fatima is of Arabic origin. It is used mainly in Arabic, English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili. The meaning of Fatima is 'chaste (one who abstains), motherly (one who weans an infant)'. Derived literally from the word fatima which is of the meaning 'abstaining, weaning'. The name was borne by the youngest and favorite daughter of Muhammad (606-632), who was the only child of his to have descendants. Through its associations with the Muslim virtues of chastity and abstention, the name has been popular in the Islamic world. The name was adopted on a occasional basis by English speakers in the 20th century, especially among Roman Catholics in honor of Our Lady of Fatima, a title given to the Virgin Mary by those who believe that she appeared to three shepherd children at Fátima, Portugal in 1917. Fatima has 20 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variant transcriptions of the name consist of Fahimah meaning, nicknames for Fateam, Fateama definition, short names for Fateem, Fateema meaning, Fateima definition, meaning of Fatema, what does the name Fatemah mean, Fatia meaning and origin, Fatiema meaning of name, meaning of Fatina, Fatmah meaning of name, name Fatyma meaning, meaning of Fatyme, and meaning of Tima. Fatime meaning of name (Arabic), Fatuma definition (African and Swahili), and name Fátima meaning (Spanish) are variant transcriptions of Fatima that are used in foreign languages. The contracted form name Fatma (Arabic and Turkish), and the spelling variant what does the name Fatimah mean (Arabic) are other foreign forms. Fatima is popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1970s; before that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest height of its usage in 2006, 0.073% of baby girls were named Fatima. It was #228 in rank then. In 2010, it ranked at #270 with a usage of 0.062%, and it was the most popular within all girl names in its family.

List of baby names that sound like Fatima:

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The baby name Fatima fun facts:

The name Fatima in reverse order is "Amitaf".

The numerological value of the name Fatima is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Fatima?

Fatima is in the top names in USA.