Fátima

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English

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Proper noun

Fátima

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Fá‧ti‧ma

Proper noun

Fátima f (plural Fátimas)

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

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

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/
  • 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)
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