Fátima
See also: Fatima
English edit
Proper noun edit
Fátima
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Fá‧ti‧ma
Proper noun edit
Fátima f (plural Fátimas)
- (Islam) Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad
- a female given name from Arabic, of Christian usage
Usage notes edit
In Portugal, the given name Fátima usually indicates devotion to Nossa Senhora de Fátima, thus being a name of Christian usage. It is commonly used in the form Maria de Fátima.
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Fátima f
Usage notes edit
Fátima is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Fátima f
- (Islam) Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad
- a female given name from Arabic, used by Muslims and Roman Catholics
- Fátima (a town and place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage in Portugal, named from the Arabic given name)