Given name
Fátima
“abstainer”
Fátima is a feminine given name from Arabic, meaning “abstainer.” It is used in Spanish and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Fátima’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Fátima has a conventional equivalent in the English form Fatima. In Russian usage, Fátima is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Фатима. In Portuguese usage, Fátima has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 法蒂瑪.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Fátima has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Fátima
- Fátima BoschMexican pageant titleholder (born 2000)
- Fátima BáñezSpanish politicianborn 1967
- Fátima PtacekAmerican actressborn 2000
- Fátima DiameSpanish athleteborn 1996
- Fátima GálvezSpanish sport shooterborn 1987
- Fátima de MadridAndalusian astronomer
- Fátima VeigaCape Verdean politician and diplomat (* 1957)
- Fátima BernardesBrazilian journalistborn 1962
- Fátima Pintoassociation football playerborn 1996
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