i know a lady, wonderful linguist who is from spain, speaks portuguese has been to portugal and france and the united states. but her name is fatima, i see thatthe virgin mary is called fatima by the portuguese? is this a comon name for spaniards?
2007-04-25 05:53:58 · 11 answers · asked by lonesome me 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Fátima is the name of one of the prophet Mohammad's daughters. For many centuries Spain and Portugal were conquered by arabs. For that reason, this name became common there. In Portugal there is a place called Fátima where in 1917, it is said, the virgin Mary apeared before three children. Since than, the virgin became to be called Maria de Fátima, or Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Our Lady of Fátima), by the portuguese catholics. And since than, the name Maria de Fátima became a common girl name in Portugal and Brazil.
2007-04-25 15:58:39 · answer #1 · answered by Falco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Virgin Mary is not called Fatima. She is called Our Lady of Fatima because She appeared to three shepherd children in the year 1917 in a place called Fatima, Portugal.
2007-04-26 01:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by Pat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an Arab name indeed . But Arabs lasted in Spain for 800 yrs. Virgin Mary appeared in Fatima, a place in Portugal, in 1918. Fatima and Maria de Fatima are popular names there
2007-04-25 06:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by M.M.D.C. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fatima is common throughout the world. It is originally an Arabic name, meaning "She who weans". It is commonly given as a female personal name among Muslims, after Fatima Zahra ("Fatima the gracious"), the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is also used (as shortened to Ma (馬)) as a common family name for Chinese Muslims.
When I visited Xian, China - a lot of Chinese Muslims had the family name: Ma, including the taxi driver who took us around.
2007-04-25 06:32:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is very well known but no so much used in Spain. In Portugal it is more popular.
2007-04-25 05:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best friend's name is Ashley :) My name is olivia, and it's a pretty common name, but i kind of like it.
2016-05-18 03:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-04-25 05:57:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is. It's more of a Portuguese name but they go hand in hand.
2007-04-25 05:56:49 · answer #8 · answered by xcypher73x 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, not only in Spain but all América (Latin of course, not the other "America")
2007-04-25 06:27:42 · answer #9 · answered by AlfaZulu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was an Arab name? Maybe I'm wrong.
2007-04-25 05:56:44 · answer #10 · answered by JC 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋