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The Name Fatima - Origin and Meaning of Fatima
  



The Name Fatima - Origin and Meaning of Fatima


Gender

Feminine

Origin of the Name Fatima

Arabic

Usage of the Name Fatima

Arabic, Portuguese

Meaning of the Name Fatima

The name Fatima means "one who abstains" in Arabic.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Fatima Zahra (606 - 632), a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; Fatima Jinnah (1893 - 1967), a Pakistani politician and the sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan; Fatima Whitbread (born 1961), an English Olympic javelin thrower; Fatima Yusuf (born 1971), a Nigerian Olympic sprinter.

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