The story behind Fátima
Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).
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Spanish entry
Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.mɐ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ˈfa.ti.mɐ/
- Spanish: /ˈfatima/
- Spanish: [ˈfa.t̪i.ma]
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Fatima
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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Fawzia
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Abdoella
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Abdoulla
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Fátima
Bağır
From Arabic بَاقِر (bāqir).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bahriye
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Fátima
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length