Gender: FPopularity: this week.Origin of Fatima: ArabicMeaning of Fatima: "captivating, a woman who abstains"Fatima's Popularity in 2012: #302
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Even though more than a thousand Muslim-American girls are annually given this name of the daughter of Muhammad and one of the four perfect women according to the Koran, it would have problems crossing cultures.
Fatima Siad, a contestant on "America's Next Top Model"
Pop Culture References for the Name Fatima
The name is sometimes used by Christians in honor of "Our Lady of Fatima" due to a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1917 by three Christian children in Portugal.