Fatima

Gender Feminine
Usage Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian
Scripts فاطمة(Arabic) فاطمہ(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfaː.tˤi.ma/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from Arabic فطم (faṭama) meaning "to abstain, to wean" [1]. Fatima was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Ali, the fourth caliph. She is regarded as the exemplary Muslim woman, especially among Shias.

Related Names

VariantsFatema, Fatemah, Fatimah, Fatma(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesFatime(Albanian) Fatimə, Fatma(Azerbaijani) Fatema(Bengali) Fathimath(Dhivehi) Fatuma(Eastern African) Faɗimatu(Hausa) Fathima(Indian (Muslim)) Fatimah(Indonesian) Fatma(Kurdish) Fatimah(Malay) Fathima(Malayalam) Fatemeh(Persian) Fathima(Sinhalese) Fadumo(Somali) Fatma, Fadime, Fatoş(Turkish) Patime(Uyghur) Fatimata, Fatimatou, Fatoumata, Fatou(Western African)
Same SpellingFátima, Fàtima, Fatimə

Popularity

People think this name is

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Name Days

Sweden: August 28

Categories

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Sources & References

  1. Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 843.
Entry updated October 6, 2024