Fatima
Meaning of Fatima
Fatima is a seasoned traveler of a name—born in Arabic lands as “the captivating one,” carried west by centuries of story, and now rolling off tongues in Portuguese as fah-CHEE-mah and in Spanish or Arabic as the lilting fah-TEE-mah. She evokes the grace of Fatima bint Muhammad, beloved daughter of the Prophet, while also shimmering under the Marian lights of Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal, a town that turns May skies into pilgrim seas. With that double halo—Islamic and Catholic—she feels like a gentle bridge between faiths, a friendly handshake across the Atlantic. In the U.S. charts she keeps a steady salsa beat, hovering in the comfy Top-300 for more than a decade, never flashy, always present, like a quiet drum keeping time at the back of the band. Parents who pick Fatima often say the name feels strong yet soft, ancient yet fresh—an easy slip of sunshine on the tongue and a pocket-sized talisman of hope.
Pronunciation
Portuguese
- Pronunced as fah-CHEE-mah (/fa.ˈti.ma/)
Spanish
- Pronunced as fah-TEE-mah (/fa.ˈti.ma/)
Arabic
- Pronunced as fah-TEE-mah (/fa.ti.ma/)
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Notable People Named Fatima
| Dr Fatima Whitbread is a British retired javelin thrower who broke the world record in 1986 as the first Briton to set a throwing world record, won the European and 1987 world titles, and is a two-time Olympic and Commonwealth medallist. |
| Fatima Jinnah, a Pakistani politician, author and activist, was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder and first governor general of Pakistan. |
| Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is a Moroccan lawyer and Authenticity and Modernity Party politician serving as mayor of Marrakesh and Minister of National Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy. |
| Fatima Hamroush is a Libyan ophthalmologist and politician. |
| Fatima Shaik is an Indian American and African American author and former journalist whose work explores contemporary social issues, especially the African American experience. |
| Fatima Zahra Tagnaout is a Moroccan professional midfielder for AS FAR and the Morocco women's national team. |
| Fatima Surayya Bajia was a celebrated Pakistani Urdu novelist and playwright, honored at home and abroad including Japans highest civil award, who also advised the Sindh chief minister and died in Karachi in 2016 at age 85. |
| American novelist Fatima Farheen Mirza Ahmed is best known for her 2018 New York Times best seller A Place for Us and was named a National Book Award 5 Under 35 honoree in 2020. |
| Fatima Zakaria edited the Mumbai Times, later served as Sunday editor of The Times of India, and also edited the Taj magazine for Taj Hotels. |
| Fatima Gailani is an Afghan political leader and women's rights advocate, former president of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, and a BBC 100 Women honoree in 2021. |
| Fatima Regragui was a Moroccan actress. |
| Fatima Moreira de Melo is a Dutch former field hockey striker turned professional poker player who earned 191 caps and 30 goals for the Netherlands, won the 2006 World Cup and 2007 Champions Trophy, and was named Rotterdam Sportswoman of the Year in 2006. |
| Fatima Ibrahim Shema, a Nigerian entrepreneur and humanitarian from Zaria, became First Lady of Katsina State in 2007 as the wife of Ibrahim Shehu Shema, earning the Iron Lady nickname and the North West Most Valuable Governors Wife award. |
| Fátima Ptacek - Fatima Ptacek is an American actress and model, a UN Women HeForShe advocate, best known for the Academy Award winning short Curfew and Before I Disappear, and for voicing Dora Marquez in Dora the Explorer and Dora and Friends. |
