Given name
Fidelma
“a faithful woman”
Fidelma is a variant of Fidelia. In Latin use, Fidelia carries the interpretation “a faithful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fidelma is a variant of Fidelia. In Latin use, Fidelia carries the interpretation “a faithful woman.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Irish use, Fidelma is used as a form of Gaelic.
Fidelma’s family of names
Fidelma has a short form in Delma. Fidelma has a related form in Fidelia. In English usage, Fidelma has a diminutive in Delma.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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