Fátima

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English

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Proper noun

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Fátima

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, abstainer).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Fá‧ti‧ma

Proper noun

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Fátima f (plural Fátimas)

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

Usage notes

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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

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Proper noun

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Fátima f

  1. Fátima (a city in Ourém, district of Leiria, Portugal)
  2. A municipality of Bahia, Brazil

Usage notes

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Fátima is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, abstainer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfatima/ [ˈfa.t̪i.ma]
  • Rhymes: -atima
  • Syllabification: Fá‧ti‧ma

Proper noun

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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)