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Meaning

The name Fatima has the following meaning:

A very popular name for Muslims. It means "captivating" or "a woman who abstains". It is also an allusion to the favourite daughter of Islamic Prophet Muhammad. According to the Koran, she was one of the only four perfect women in the world.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Fatima is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 243 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Fatima fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 24 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 273 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Fatima in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Fatima is pronounced as fah-tee-mah

Origins

Fatima originates from the Arabic language.
See other suggested Arabic girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Fatima and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Fatima: Boys - Jamir, Muhammad, Nadir, Girls - Aida, Duaa, Jamila, Sabra, Both genders - Nuri

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Fatima: Faeemah, Fateema, Fatemeh (Persian), Fatimah, Fatina, Fatma, Fatmah

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Fatima are: Tima

Style

We think the name Fatima should fall under the following style category: Muslim.

See other Muslim girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Fatima to be: A devout woman who is sincere in her beliefs

In one word, you might describe Fatima as a(n) "devout" person.

See other "devout" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Fatima (or its variants) are:

Fatima Leyva, born on 14 February, a famous soccer player. Fatima Leyva's background: Celebrated soccer player. She has represented Mexico in many international soccer competitions, including the World Cup in 1999 and PanAmerican Games in 1999 and 2003. She is also a commentator for Telemundo.
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