Fatima ( ar, فَاطِمَة , ), also spelled Fatimah, is a female given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including his daughter

Fatima Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, th ...

as the most famous one. The literal meaning of the name is ''one who weans an infant'' or ''one who abstains''. The colloquial Arabic pronunciation of the name in some varieties (e.g.,

Syrian Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...

and

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

) often omits the unstressed second syllable and renders it as ''Fatma'' when romanized. Incidentally, this is also the usual

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

and

Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

form of the name (another variant, Fadime, is less common). In

South Asian South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geography, geographical and culture, ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, ...

countries, such as India (most commonly), Pakistan, it may be spelt as Fathima. In Persian, the name is rendered as ''Fatemeh'' in the Iranian dialect, ''Fatima'' in Afghan dialect and ''Fotima'' (Фотима) in Tajik dialect. Fatima is also used by non-Muslims: the town of Fátima, Portugal (originally named after a

Moorish The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages. Moors are not a distinct or se ...

princess) was the site of a famous Marian apparition in 1917, after which it achieved some popularity as a female personal name among Catholic populations, particularly in the

Portuguese-speaking Lusophones ( pt, Lusófonos) are peoples that speak Portuguese as a native or as common second language and nations where Portuguese features prominently in society. Comprising an estimated 270 million people spread across 10 sovereign countries a ...

and

Spanish-speaking Hispanophone and Hispanic refers to anything relating to the Spanish language (the Hispanosphere). In a cultural, rather than merely linguistic sense, the notion of "Hispanophone" goes further than the above definition. The Hispanic culture is th ...

countries.

Variations

This name has a lot of variations in different languages. The

and

transliteration of the name is either ''Fatma'' or ''Fadime''. In Somali the name became ''Fadumo''. It is ''Faḍma'' in Kabyle. In South Asia, it is spelt ''Fathima''. Spelled as ''Fátima'', the name is also common amongst Spanish and especially Portuguese speaking peoples in Iberia as well as in the

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

. Due to the

Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: Ethnic group * Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa * Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages Places * Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile People with the surname * Ady Berber (1913–196 ...

influence on Moroccan Arabic, other variations exist in Morocco, such as Fatna, Fadma, Fettoosh, Fattoom.

Fatimah

, also called "Fatima Zahra" ("Fatima the shining one"), daughter of Prophet Muhammad *

Fatimah Abdullah Fatimah Abdullah née Ting Sai Ming is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. She has served as the State Minister of Women, Early Childhoo ...

, Malaysian politician * Fatimah Baeshen, Saudi Arabian government official * Fatimah Baraghani, better known as '' Táhirih'', influential poet and theologian of the Bábí faith in Iran * Fatimah bint Amr, grandmother of Muhammad * Fatimah bint Asad, Muhammad's aunt, the mother of fourth rightly guided caliph Ali bin Abu Talib, and the mother-in-law of Muhammad's daughter, Fatima Zahra * Fatimah bint Husayn, daughter of Husayn bin Ali * Fatimah bint Hizam, the second wife of Ali, cousin of Muhammad *

Fatimah bint al-Khattab Fatima bint al-Khattab () was a Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was the sister of Umar () and Zayd ibn al-Khattab. She was the youngest daughter of Khattab ibn Nufayl, who married her off with his nephew, Sa'id ibn Zayd. Fatima alo ...

, sister of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab and an early follower of Muhammad *

Fatimah bint Muhammad al-Taymi Fāṭimah bint Muḥammad al-Taymī ( ar, فاطمة بنت محمد التيمي) was the third influential wife of the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur. She was the mother of famous prince Sulayman. Biography Fatimah belonged to Banu Taym clan of the ...

, was the wife of al-Mansur (r. 754–775) and mother of prince

Sulayman Sulayman (Arabic: سُلِيمَان ''sulaymān'') is an Arabic name of the Biblical king and Islamic prophet Solomon meaning "man of peace", derived from the Hebrew name Shlomo. The name Sulayman is a diminutive of the name Salman (سَلْ ...

. *''Fatimah bint Harun al-Rashid'', daughter of Caliph Harun al-Rashid and wife of Ja'far ibn Musa al-Hadi. * Fatimah bint Musa, daughter of Musa al-Kadhim and sister of Ali al-Ridha, two of the Twelve Imams * Fatimah bint al-Fath ibn Khaqan also known as ''Fatimah Khatun bint al-Fath'' was the spouse of Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tazz (r. 866–869). She was the daughter of Abbasid official

al-Fath ibn Khaqan Al-Fatḥ ibn Khāqān () ( – 11 December 861) was an Abbasid official and one of the most prominent figures of the court of the Caliph al-Mutawakkil (). The son of a Turkic general of Caliph al-Mu'tasim, al-Fath was raised at the caliphal ...

. * Fatimah binte Sulaiman, Singaporean merchant and philanthropist *

Fatimah Khatun Fatima Khatun ( ar, فاطمة خاتون; fa, فاطمه خاتون; died September 1147) was a Seljuk princess, daughter of sultan Muhammad I Tapar, sister of sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud and principal wife of Abbasid caliph al-Muqtafi. Fat ...

, was the wife of Caliph al-Muqtafi (r. 1136–1160) *

Fatimah Busu Fatimah Busu (born January 1943) is a Malaysian novelist, short-story writer, and academic. She is one of the leading contemporary authors of fiction in the Malay language, actively publishing since the 1970s. She is also the foremost Malay-langu ...

, Malaysian novelist, short-story writer, and academic. * Fatimah Hashim, Malaysian cabinet minister *

Fatimah Jackson Fatimah Linda Collier Jackson is an American biologist and anthropologist. She is a professor of biology at Howard University and Director of its Cobb Research Laboratory. Early life, family and education Jackson was raised in Denver, Colorado. ...

, American biologist and anthropologist *

Fatimah Lateef Fatimah binte Abdul Lateef ( Jawi: فاطمه بنت عبداللتايف; born 16 March 1966) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Geyla ...

, Singaporean politician and member of the People's Action Party *Fatimah Rohani binti Ismail, known professionally as

Emma Maembong Fatimah Rohani binti Ismail (born 27 March 1992), known professionally as Emma Maembong, is a Malaysian actress and model of Scottish people, Scottish descent. She is best known by her roles as Munirah in ''Kau Yang Terindah'', Nawwal Husna in ...

, a Malaysian actress and model * Sayyida Fatimah el-Sharif (1911–2009), queen consort of King Idris of the Kingdom of Libya *

Fatimah Tuggar Fatimah Tuggar (born 15 August 1967) is a interdisciplinary artist born in Nigeria and based in the United States. Tuggar uses collage and digital technology to create works that investigates dominant and linear narratives of gender, race, and tec ...

, Nigerian multimedia artist

Fátima

* Fátima Aburto Baselga, Spanish physician and politician * Fátima Báñez, Spanish politician, economist and jurist *

Fátima Bernardes Fátima Gomes Bernardes (born 17 September 1962) is a Brazilian journalist and TV host. She joined Rede Globo in 1987 as the host of RJTV, the regional news from Rio de Janeiro and became widely known in 1989 when she hosted ''Jornal da Globo'', ...

, Brazilian journalist * Fátima Campos Ferreira, Portuguese television presenter and journalist *

Fátima Choi Fátima Choi Mei Lei (born 1958) MSc, BSc was a Commissioner of Audit in Macau. Born in Macau, Choi obtained a Master of Science degree in statistics and Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Essex. She was an assist ...

, politician in Macau *

Fátima Djarra Sani Fátima Djarra Sani (born 1968) is a Guinea-Bissau feminist activist concerned with visibility of African women and preventing female genital mutilation (FGM). Early life Fátima Djarra Sani was born in Bissau, the country's capital, in 1968. She ...

(born 1968), Guinea-Bissau feminist activist, particularly against female genital mutilation *

Fátima Felgueiras Maria de Fátima da Cunha Felgueiras Almeida (born April 21, 1954 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Portuguese politician. She is most known as former mayor of the Felgueiras municipality, in northern Portugal. Personal life Fátima Felgueiras ...

, Portuguese politician * Fátima Gálvez, Spanish sport shooter *

Fátima Guedes Fatima Guedes is a Brazilian singer and composer. She has also appeared in two short films, Shadows of the Past (2012), and Strike (2010). Discography *''Odeon 100 Anos 3'' (2005) *''Outros Tons'' (2006) *''Betrayos Me'' (2007) References Ex ...

, Brazilian singer and composer *

Fátima Leyva Fátima Leyva Morán (born 14 February 1980) is a Mexican retired footballer who played for the Mexico women's national football team. She played as a midfielder for the Michigan Chill SC of the WPSL . Playing career During her international ca ...

, Mexican footballer *

Fátima Lopes Fátima Lopes, ComIH (born 8 March 1965) is a Portuguese fashion designer. Early life Fátima comes from the Portuguese island of Madeira. She was born and grew up in its capital city, Funchal. Since an early age she showed an interest in ...

, Portuguese fashion designer *

Fátima Madrid Fátima Madrid Calancha (born 28 December 1979 in Seville, Andalusia) is a coach and a former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Spain. Career Madrid competed for Spain at the Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in ...

, Spanish swimmer *

Fátima Miranda Fátima Miranda is a Spanish singer and researcher born in Salamanca, Province of Salamanca, Spain. She has a bachelor's degree in history of art, with a specialization in modern art. As a singer, her compositions touch several genres like Mongo ...

, Spanish singer and researcher *

Fátima Moreira de Melo Fatima Moreira de Melo (born 4 July 1978) is a former Dutch field hockey player and professional poker player of Portuguese descent. She has played 191 international matches for the Dutch national team, where she has scored 30 times. De Melo's d ...

, Dutch field hockey player *

Fátima Ptacek Fátima Ptacek (; born August 20, 2000) is an American film and television actress and model, and a human rights activist working with UN Women's #HeForShe campaign for gender equality. She is best known as the lead actor in the 2012 Academy A ...

, American child actress and model * Fátima Rodríguez (b. 1961), Spanish writer, translator, professor *

Fátima Silva Fátima Silva (born May 6, 1970) is a female long-distance runner from Portugal. She set her personal best (2:32:01) in the marathon in 2002 (Hamburg). Achievements External links *marathoninfo
1970 births Living people Portuguese female ...

, Portuguese long-distance runner *

Fátima Veiga Maria de Fátima da Veiga (born June 22, 1957) is a Cape Verdean politician and diplomat. Veiga was the foreign minister from 2002–2004. She was the first female foreign minister in Cape Verde's history. Veiga was born on the island of São ...

, Cape Verdean politician and diplomat

Fatemeh

Fateme Asadi Fateme Asadi ( fa, فاطمه اسدی, translit=Fāṭmh Asdī, translit-std=ALA-LC; 1960–1984) was an Iranian Kurdish woman who was, according to the Iranian media, tortured and killed by the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI). The ...

(1960 – 1984), first Iranian ' martyr' women whose body was found during post- war explorations. *

Fatemeh Javadi Fatemeh Javadi ( fa, فاطمه جوادی, also Romanized as “Fāteme(h) Javādī”; born 1959) is a conservative Iranian politician who was Vice President of Iran from 2005 to 2009. She is the niece of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli. Education Ja ...

, conservative politician and Vice President of Iran, 2005 – 2009 *

Fatemeh Haghighatjoo Fatemeh Haghighatjoo (also spelled Haghighatjou and Haqiqatju; fa, فاطمه حقیقت‌جو, lit=Truth/Justice Seeker) is an Iranian scholar and reformism, reformist politician who represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr in the Maj ...

, former parliament deputy, member of opposition party based in US, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Fatimeh

* Princess Fatimeh Pahlavi (1928–1987), Iranian princess

Fatima

* Fatima al-Budeiri (1923–2009), Palestinian radio broadcaster * Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra (1929–2014), Moroccan princess *

(d. 1246), a favorite of Mongol empress Töregene Khatun and cabinet minister * Fatima bint al-Ahmar (c. 1260–1348), a

Nasrid The Nasrid dynasty ( ar, بنو نصر ''banū Naṣr'' or ''banū al-Aḥmar''; Spanish: ''Nazarí'') was the last Muslim dynasty in the Iberian Peninsula, ruling the Emirate of Granada from 1230 until 1492. Its members claimed to be of Ara ...

princess in

Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...

, regents of sultans Muhammad IV and Yusuf I * Fatima Aghamirzayeva (born 1953), Azerbaijani business woman * Fatima Al Zahraa Khachab (born 1999), Lebanese footballer * Fatima Aouam, Moroccan middle-distance runner * Fatima Bhutto, niece of the late Benazir Bhutto * Fatima Jibrell, Goldman Environmental Prize-winning Somali environmentalist *

Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah ( ur, ; 31 July 1893 – 9 July 1967), widely known as Māder-e Millat ("Mother of the Nation"), was a Pakistani stateswoman, politician, dental surgeon and one of the leading founders of Pakistan. She was the younger sister of ...

sister of Pakistan's first governor-general, Muhammad Ali Jinnah *

Fatima Kuinova Panir Ibragimova (28 December 1926 – 28 December 2021), better known by the stage name of Fatima Kuinova ( tg, Фатима Куэнова, fa, فاطمه کوینوا), was a Bukharan Jewish Shashmakom singer. She was named "Merited Artist ...

, Soviet-Bukharan Jewish singer and "Honored Artist of the USSR" * Fatima Moreira de Melo, Dutch field hockey player *

Fatima Rainey Fatima Rainey (born 24 July 1967) is a Swedish pop singer. Rainey has released two studio albums through Warner Music Group of Japan. She was married to actor and stand-up comedian Claes Malmberg Claes Malmberg (real name ''Clas-Peder Mal ...

, Swedish singer * Fatima Robinson, American choreographer * Fatima Siad, Somali fashion model *

Fatima Trotta Fatima Trotta (born 2 July 1986) is an Italian actress, comedian and television presenter. Life and career Born in Naples, as a child Trotta participated to several beauty pageants, and at young age she worked in a Neapolitan free channel TV pr ...

, Italian actress *

Fatima Whitbread Fatima Whitbread (' Vedad; 3 March 1961) is a British retired javelin thrower. She broke the world record with a throw of in the qualifying round of the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, and became the first British athle ...

, British former javelin thrower and multiple medal-winner *

Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju (born 2 May 1971 in Owo, Ondo) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres during her career. She won 400 metres race in the 1991 All-Africa Games and was second in the 200 metres race. She is marr ...

, Nigerian track-and-field athlete

Fatma

* Fatma Abdulhabib Fereji, Tanzanian politician *

Fatma Ali Fatma Othman Ali (born 28 September 1950) is a Tanzanian politician who served as a member of parliament in the 9th Tanzanian Parliament. She is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. References

1950 births Living people Chama ...

(born 1950), Tanzanian politician *

Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz (9 October 1862 – 13 July 1936), often known simply as Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian. Although there was an earlier published nove ...

(1862–1936), Turkish novelist and columnist * Fatma Al-Nabhani, Omani tennis player *

Fatma Atalar Fatma Atalar (born October 9, 1988) is a Turkish women in sports, Turkish women's team handball, handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK, İzmir B.B. SK, and the Turkey women's ...

(born 1988), Turkish handball player *

Fatma Ay Fatma Ay (born May 1, 1992) is a Turkish women's handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Muratpaşa Bld. SK, and the Turkey national team. The -tall sportswoman is goalkeeper. Playing career Club Fatma Ay ...

(born 1992), Turkish handball player * Fatma Begum, film actress and director from India *

Fatma Ceren Necipoğlu Fatma Ceren Necipoğlu (18 January 1973 – 1 June 2009) was a Turkish harpist and university lecturer for piano and harp. She was aboard Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France, which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean on 1 ...

(1972–2009), Turkish harpist and university lecture for music *

Fatma Danabaş Fatma Danabaş (born 28 January 1983) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Women's compound bow W1 event. She is competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the individual W1 and Mixed team W1 events. She took the first place in ...

(born 1983), Turlsh para archer *

Fatma Ekenoğlu Fatma Ekenoğlu (born in Paphos in 1956) is a Turkish Cypriot politician. She was the first female Speaker of the Republican Assembly of Northern Cyprus from 14 January 2004 to 1 May 2009. She is a member of the Republican Turkish Party. Pursua ...

(born 1956), Turkish Cypriot politician *

Fatma Gadri Fatma Gadir qizi Gadri ( az, Fatma Qədri), also spelled Qadri, Kadri, or Kadry (14 April 1907 – 29 February 1968) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani stage and film actress. People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943). Career Fatma Gadri was born t ...

, Azerbaijani theatre actress *

Fatma Girik Fatma Girik (12 December 1942 – 24 January 2022) was a Turkish actress and politician. Together with Hülya Koçyiğit, Filiz Akın and Türkan Şoray, she was an icon for the golden age in Turkish cinematography and is regarded as one of the f ...

(born 1942), Turkish actress and politician *

Fatma Işık Fatma Işık (born 20 April 1991) is a Turkish-German women's football defender currently playing in the German Regional League South for FV Löchgau. She was a member of the Turkish national team. Playing career Club She played for FV Löch ...

(born 1991), Turkish-German footballer *

Fatma Hikmet İşmen Fatma Hikmet İşmen (1918 – May 9, 2006) was a Greek-born Turkish agricultural engineer with a specialization in plant pathology, as well as a politician who served as a senator for the socialist Workers Party of Turkey from 1966 to 1975. ...

(1918–2006), Turkish agricultural engineer, politician and former senator * Fatma Kachroudi, Tunisian Paralympian athlete * Fatma Kara (born 1991), Turkish footballer *

Fatma Koşer Kaya Fatma Koşer Kaya (born February 20, 1968 in Çarşamba, Turkey) is a Dutch lawyer and politician of Turks in the Netherlands, Turkish origin. As a member of Democrats 66 (D66) she was an MP from September 8, 2004 to September 19, 2012. She focu ...

(born 1968), Dutch politician *

Fatma Kurtulan Fatma Kurtulan (* 1 March 1964, Kahramanmaras, Turkey) is a Turkish Kurd politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey. After graduating from Pazarcık high school, Kurtulan worked on social projects in the Küçükdikili munic ...

(born 1964), Turkish politician *

Fatma Lanouar Fatma Lanouar (Arabic language, Arabic: فاطمة لأنور; born March 14, 1978) is a former female middle distance runner from Tunisia. She is best known for twice (2001 and 2005) winning the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in the women's ...

, Tunisian runner *

Fatma Mukhtarova Fatma Sattarovna Mukhtarova ( az, Fatma Muxtarova, russian: Фатьма Мухтарова; 26 March 1893 or 1898Грачева Л Годы и люди: �б. очерков Саратов, 1988. Вып. 3. С. 164-174. – 19 October 1972) was ...

(1893–1972), Azerbaijani opera singer * Fatma Neslişah, paternal granddaughter of the last Ottoman Caliph Abdülmecid II *

Fatma Özlem Tursun Fatma Özlem Tursun (born March 29, 1988) is a Turkish female referee (association football), football referee and former women's soccer, women's footballer. Sports career Player Fatma Özlem Tursun began her playing career in her hometown club ...

(born 1988), Turkish female football referee and former women's footballer * Fatma Pesend Hanım Efendi (1876–1924), wife of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II *

Fatma Şahin Fatma Şahin (born 20 June 1966) is a Turkish chemical engineer and politician. On 6 July 2011 she was appointed as the Minister of Family and Social Policies in the third cabinet of Erdoğan. She was born on 20 June 1966 in Gaziantep to Mus ...

(born 1966), Turkish politician *

Fatma Şahin (footballer) Fatma Şahin (born December 15, 1990) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Beşiktaş with jersey number 1. She was a member of the Turkey women's national team. Early l ...

(born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Fatma Salman Kotan Fatma Salman Kotan (born 1970) is a Turkish accountant, politician and Member of Parliament for Ağrı representing Justice and Development Party. She is a graduate of economics from Atatürk University in Erzurum Erzurum (; ) is a city in ...

(born 1980), Turkish politician *

Fatma Samoura Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura (born 9 September 1962) is a Senegalese former diplomat and senior executive. She was appointed as the first female Secretary General of FIFA by President Gianni Infantino on 13 May 2016 and assumed her post on 20 June 2 ...

(born 1962), United Nations official from Senegal *

Fatma Sfar-Ben-Chker Fatma Sfar-Ben-Chker (born 20 March 1994) is a Tunisian handball player. She plays for the ASF Mahdia and in the Tunisia women's national handball team, Tunisian national team. She represented Tunisia at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championshi ...

(born 1994), Tunisian handball player * Fatma Sultan, several Ottoman princesses * Fatma Uruk (born 1988), Turkish freediver *

Fatma Yousif al-Ali Fatma Yousif al-Ali (born 1953) is a Kuwaiti journalist and short story writer. A graduate in Arabic Literature from Cairo University, in 1971 she became the first Kuwaiti woman to write a novel. She has also published four collections of short st ...

(born 1953), Kuwaiti journalist and short story writer *

Fatma-Zohra Oukazi Fatima-Zohra Oukazi (born January 18, 1984, in Chlef) is an Algerian international volleyball player and Algeria women's national volleyball team captain (2010-2012), playing as setter. At club level she made her debut for GS Chlef, based in her ...

(born 1984), Algerian volleyball player *

Kara Fatma Fatma Seher Erden (1888 – 2 July 1955), known as Kara Fatma, was a decorated Turkish hero who distinguished herself as a militia leader and soldier during the Turkish War of Independence. Nickname The word ''kara'' literally means "black" in ...

(1888–1955), Turkish heroine *

Lalla Fatma N'Soumer Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (c.1830 – c. 1863) ( kab, Lalla Faḍma n Sumer; ar, لالة فاطمة نسومر) was an Algerian anti-colonial leader during 1849–1857 of the French conquest of Algeria and subsequent Pacification of Algeria. ...

, Algerian activist *

Melda Fatma İdrisoğlu Melda Fatma İdrisoğlu (born ), also known as Melda Fatma Derviş after her marriage, is a Turkish female water polo player, playing at the point position. She is part of the Turkey women's national water polo team. She competed at the 2016 Wom ...

(born 1989), Turkish water polo player

Fadime

* Fadime Sahindal *

Fadime Suna Fadime Suna Çelik (born October 25, 1986, in Eskişehir) is a Turkish female middle distance and long distance runner. She is a member of the Beşiktaş J.K. Athletics Team in Istanbul. Fadime Suna began her athletic career after an unsuccess ...

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