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Fatima

/FAH-ti-mah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Wolof · a girl’s name

Arabic female name meaning “one who weans” or “one who abstains”; borne by Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.

In Fulani

How to say it
FAH-ti-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Fatima

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
fah-TEE-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

FatimaFatimahFatimatu

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
FAH-tee-ma
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

FatimaFaatima

Nicknames & short forms

In Wolof

How to say it
FAH-tee-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

FatimaFati

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family