Fidelma Macken, SC, (née O'Kelly), is an Irish retired judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2005 to 2012, a Judge of the High Court from 1998 to 1999 and between 2004 and 2005 and a Judge of the European Court of Justice from 1999 to 2004.
I this is a mature, respectable, classy, beautiful and smart-sounding name. :) I like the nickname Delma. :)
― Anonymous User 10/17/2014
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Fidelma is the central character in the Sister Fidelma series by English author Peter Berresford Ellis. She is a princess-turned-lawyer who solves crime in the abbeys of 7th-century Ireland.
Fidalma is the name of a character in Cimarosa's opera 'The secret marriage' which is based on an English play.
― Anonymous User 3/11/2010
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First records of the usage of this name go back to the 6th Century A.D. From the Saint, Saint Fidelma, who was converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick, and was very popular in Ireland at this time and until the late Middle Ages, but today, the name is, sadly, very rare, even in Ireland, where the name originated. I think it is sad that this name is not more popular, because it is a very nice-sounding and ancient Celtic name. Although first records of it go back to the 6th Century A.D., it was most likely used long before that, but simply not recorded.
My Grandma's name is Fadelma not Fidelma, but this is the closest thing I have found and it must be a very old name. I am so happy I have even found a resemblance. We have never met anyone else with this name. I think it quite lovely of a name.