Gender Feminine
Usage Portuguese, Spanish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfa.ti.mɐ/(European Portuguese) /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.mɐ/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ˈfa.ti.ma/(Spanish) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
From the name of a town in Portugal, which was derived from the Arabic feminine name Fatima, apparently after a Moorish princess who converted to Christianity during the Reconquista. The town became an important Christian pilgrimage center after 1917 when three local children reported witnessing repeated apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
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Name Days
Spain: May 13
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