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    Fatima
    noun
    a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
  • Fátima
    Fátima
    noun
    a village in central Portugal, N of Lisbon: Roman Catholic shrine.

Fatima

1 American  
[fat-uh-muh, fah-tee-mah] / ˈfæt ə mə, ˈfɑ tiˌmɑ /

noun

  1. a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.

  2. the seventh and last wife of Bluebeard, popularly a symbol for feminine curiosity.

  3. a female given name.


Fátima 2 American  
[fah-ti-muh] / ˈfɑ tɪ mə /

noun

  1. a village in central Portugal, N of Lisbon: Roman Catholic shrine.


Fátima 1 British  
/ ˈfatimə /

noun

  1. a village in central Portugal: Roman Catholic shrine and pilgrimage centre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Fatima 2 British  
/ ˈfætɪmə /

noun

  1. ?606–632 ad daughter of Mohammed; wife of Ali

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Be strong as always because we are representing Afghan women," says midfielder Fatima Haidari to fellow members of Afghan Women United.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

In 2022, a coroner in London called for action after the death of 14-year-old Fatima Abukah on a privately owned scooter.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

On Saturday, electricity ministry spokeswoman Fatima Hayat hailed "widespread responsiveness" from the public that helped "reduce electricity consumption below projected levels".

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

The success of artificial intelligence has increased investors’ appetite for technologies that once seemed futuristic, Citibank analyst Fatima Boolani said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Some banter on boogers, and everyone wanted to know what secret things Fatima Moss was always writing.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

Fátima itself has links to Russia that go back more than a century.

From New York Times Aug. 5, 2023

For the Arlington delegation, it will begin with two days at the Shrine at Fátima, where in 1917 three youngsters reported an apparition of the Virgin Mary.

From Washington Times Jul. 27, 2023

We went to Fátima and participated in a Mass with what looked like more than 100,000 people.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2023

The federal funding could potentially help Tucson purchase saplings, hire labor and expand its youth program, said Fátima Luna, Romero’s climate and sustainability policy adviser.

From Seattle Times Aug. 26, 2022

Thus he writes Sura, Amína, Fátima, Madína, Taháma; yet, inconsistently enough, he gives the h' in Allah, Khadijah, Kaabah, Makkah, and many other words.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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