Fátima

See also: Fatima

English

Proper noun

Fátima

  1. A town in Ourém municipality, Santarém district, Portugal.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, abstainer).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.mɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.ma/

  • Hyphenation: Fá‧ti‧ma

Proper noun

Fátima f (plural Fátimas)

  1. a female given name from Arabic, of Christian usage
  2. (Islam) Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad

Usage notes

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

  • Maria de Fátima
  • fatimista

Proper noun

Fátima f

  1. Fátima (a city in Ourém, district of Leiria, Portugal)
  2. a municipality of Bahia, Brazil

Usage notes

Fátima is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, abstainer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfatima/ [ˈfa.t̪i.ma]
  • Rhymes: -atima
  • Syllabification: Fá‧ti‧ma

Proper noun

Fátima f

  1. (Islam) Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad
  2. a female given name from Arabic, used by Muslims and Roman Catholics
  3. Fátima (a town and place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage in Portugal, named from the Arabic given name)