Philomena

Philomena \(p)hi-lo-me-na, ph-ilom-ena\ is a female's name. It consists of 9 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby girl name Philomena is pronounced in English as FihLahMIYNah ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Philomena: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Philomena?

Philomena is of Old Greek origin. It is used mainly in English and German. The name Philomena means 'strongly beloved'. Original forms of the name consist of Philomenes (Old Greek) and Philomenus (Latin). The name is derived from the Greek philein ('to love') or philos ('friend') combined with menos ('strength'). It was borne by Saint Philomena (291-304), known as a young Greek princess and martyr; her remains were discovered at San Severino in 1527. The relics of another Saint Philomena was unearthed in Rome in 1802, leading to a cult following and the subsequent popularity of the name in Italy. The popularity of the cult and the name declined when it was later realized that the Latin inscription on the tomb, 'Filumena pax tecum' meaning 'peace be with you, beloved', did not actually refer to the name of the saint. Philomena has 22 derivatives that are used in both English and foreign languages. English derivatives of Philomena consist of short names for Filemona, Filimena name popularity, baby name Filomenia, short names for Filomina, name Filumena meaning, Philomeena meaning of name, Philomeenia meaning, name Philomenia, Philomina meaning, Philomine name, name Philominia, Philomyna name popularity, Philomynia name, and Phiomeana meaning and origin. Other English derivatives consist of the shortenings nicknames for Mena and Phil definition, and the diminutives name Phillie and nicknames for Philly. Derivatives used in foreign languages consist of the Basque, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Slavic, and Spanish short names for Filomena, the Dutch what does the name Philomeen mean, the German what does the name Philomene mean, and the French Philomène name.

List of baby names Philomena:

the name Philomeena meaning, the name Philomina name, the name baby name Philomyna, the Spanish Falviana name popularity, the name Feleana definition, the name name Feliena meaning, the name what does the name Filemona mean, the name what does the name Filimena mean, the name Filomina name popularity, the name Filumena meaning and origin, the name nicknames for Flameanah, the name meaning of Flamienah, the Italian Flaminia definition, the name name Phaelin origin, the Dutch nicknames for Philomeen, the name Philomeenia name popularity, the German name Philomene origin, the name Philomenia pronounciation, the French name Philomène origin, and the name name Philomine meaning.

The baby name Philomena fun facts:

The name Philomena in reverse order is "Anemolihp".

The numerological value of the name Philomena is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Philomena?

Philomena is not in the top girl names in USA.