name
Fatima
FAH-tee-mah
ˈfɑːtɪmɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Fatima
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Makua (Mozambique)
- Meaning
- a Makua feminine name derived from the Arabic Fatimah, meaning one who weans or abstains, borne by Fatimah bint Muhammad, the beloved daughter of the Prophet, who is revered across the Muslim world as a model of piety, devotion, and suffering; among the Makua of northern Mozambique, where Islam has been practised for over a thousand years and where Swahili-influenced coastal culture blends with indigenous Makua traditions, Fatima is among the most popular female names; naming a daughter Fatima places her in a lineage of Islamic womanhood stretching from seventh-century Arabia to the Indian Ocean littoral communities of east Africa
- Gender
- female
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