Fatoumata
فاطماتاIn Arabic
- Meaning
- West African form of Fatima
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- African, Arabic
- Other spellings
- Fatimata
Islamic naming guidance
- Recommended
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Name of a companion of the Prophet
West African form of Fatima, the Prophet's daughter, so the ruling follows the Arabic name. A scholar should confirm the link with Fatima in a source: the page for Fatoumata gives no etymology.
Confidence: low
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