Given name
Fermina
“a firm and strong woman”
Fermina is a variant of Firmina. In French use, Firmina carries the interpretation “a firm and strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fermina is a variant of Firmina. In French use, Firmina carries the interpretation “a firm and strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Fermina connects to the Firmin name family through Firmina. An origin associated with Firmin is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Fermina connects to the Firmin name family through Firmina. The history of Firmin gives this family its wider story. Firmin’s historical associations include several early saints, including the first and third bishops of Amiens.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Fermina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212
- 0 boys · 212 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,261 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fermina’s family of names
Fermina has a related form in Firmina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Fermina
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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