Fatimah

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Hausa (Nigeria/Niger)

Meaning

a feminine name of the deepest Islamic significance used throughout Hausa-speaking communities of northern Nigeria, Niger, and the Sahel, Fatimah being the Hausa rendering of the Arabic Fatima — the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and Khadijah, wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and mother of Hasan and Husayn, making her the link between the Prophet and all his descendants; Fatima is revered across all branches of Islam — in Sunni Islam as one of the four perfect women and in Shia Islam as a figure of profound religious significance; the name means she who abstains or she who is weaned — referring to the abstaining from wrong — and carries connotations of piety, strength of character, and the model of Islamic womanhood that Fatima embodies; among the Hausa it is among the single most common feminine names

Gender

female

Also spelled

Fatima, Fatimat, Hajja Fatima