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Pronounced /fi'ðe.lja/ [noted -ed]
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Also used in Romansh: https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=15
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I really like this name. Fidelia has a very whimsical and delicate sound. I prefer the English pronunciation, where it rhymes with Amelia.
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Fidelia Jewett (October 3, 1851 – June 21, 1933) was a mathematics and botany teacher in San Francisco, longtime companion of Lillien Jane Martin. Jewett was also one of the first benefactors of William Henry Holtzclaw, founder of Utica Institute, the first African-American college in Mississippi. Jewett Hall at Grambling State University in Louisiana is named after her.
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Fidelia Bridges (May 19, 1834 – May 14, 1923) was an American artist of the late 19th century. She was the only woman among a group of seven artists in the early years of the American Watercolor Society.
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Fidelia Ann Hoscott Smith Fielding (1827–1908), also known as Dji'ts Bud dnaca ("Flying Bird"), is considered the last speaker and preserver of the Mohegan Pequot language.
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Appears to have been introduced by Edmund Spenser in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590-1596).
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This name was quite common in England and other English-speaking countries through the Middle Ages, but died out after the 18th Century, and is now very rare as a name in the English language.
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I think the Spanish pronunciation would be fee-DHE-lee-ah.
The English is fə-DEE-lee-ə or fə-DEEL-yə (rhymes with Amelia), or possibly fi-DEL-yə (like the word "fidelity").
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The English is fə-DEE-lee-ə or fə-DEEL-yə (rhymes with Amelia), or possibly fi-DEL-yə (like the word "fidelity").
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I like both pronunciations - the English one and the Spanish one. It's a very interesting name.
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I was just in a play and this was my characater's name. It makes me think of a teenage girl who's smart, sensitive and creative. I think it's a beautiful name!
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(Information from name #463512 originally submitted by user hermeline)