name
Fatuma
fah-TOO-mah
/fɑːˈtuːmɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
fatuma
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Afar (Ethiopia/Eritrea/Djibouti); East African form of Arabic Fatimah
- Meaning
- One who weans; she who abstains from what is forbidden; she who weans others from wrongdoing
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Fatouma, Fatima, Faatuma
Common mispronunciations
Saying FAT-oo-mah with stress on the first syllable; stress falls on -TOO-
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress the second; the East African and Afar regional form of Fatima; the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad
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