name
Fatouma
fah-TOO-mah
/fɑːˈtuːmɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
fatouma
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Zarma/Songhay (Niger); from Arabic Fatima
- Meaning
- West African form of Fatima; she who abstains; the weaned one; daughter of the Prophet Muhammad
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Fatuma, Fatoma
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress on the second; 'tou' is a long 'too'
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