name
Fatima
FAH-tih-mah
ˈfɑːtɪmɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Fatima
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Karachay-Balkar (Russia/Caucasus)
- Meaning
- a widely cherished Karachay-Balkar feminine name derived from the Arabic Fatimah, meaning one who abstains or she who weans; the name is primarily honoured as that of the Prophet Muhammad's beloved daughter Fatimah al-Zahra, whose piety, resilience, and loyalty make her the foremost female model in Islamic culture; among the Karachay and Balkar peoples of the North Caucasus, where Islam was adopted in the eighteenth century, Fatima carries deep religious reverence and is one of the most commonly bestowed female names across generations
- Gender
- female
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