name
Fatmata
fat-MAH-tah
fætˈmɑːtɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Fatmata
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Krio (Sierra Leone)
- Meaning
- a Krio and broader West African feminine name that is the regional adaptation of the Arabic Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and one of the most revered women in Islam; across Sierra Leone and Guinea the form Fatmata is the standard vernacular rendering, and the name is among the most frequently bestowed on girls in Muslim Krio and Temne families; Fatima is celebrated in Islamic tradition for her courage, piety, and suffering, and her name carries connotations of spiritual strength and feminine virtue transmitted across generations throughout the Muslim world
- Gender
- female
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