Fátima
See also: Fatima
English
Proper noun
Fátima
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.ma/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ti.mɐ/
- Hyphenation: Fá‧ti‧ma
Proper noun
Fátima f (plural Fátimas)
- a female given name from Arabic, of Christian usage
- (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
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
- (Islam) Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad
- a female given name from Arabic, used by Muslims and Roman Catholics
- Fátima (a town and place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage in Portugal, named from the Arabic given name)