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فَاطِمَة

Fatemeh Name Meaning in Islam

Fatimah.

فَاطِمَة·Fatemeh
Meaning
Fatimah. Iranian/Persian dominant spelling
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Arabic root
ف-ط-م
Urdu
فَاطِمَہ
Pronunciation
fa-TE-meh
Lucky number
9

Is Fatemeh an Islamic name? Yes. Fatemeh is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Fatimah. Iranian/Persian dominant spelling. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.

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Section 1 · Arabic Root

Where the Name Comes From

ف-ط-م

ف-ط-م. The root f-t-m means to wean, to separate a child from the mother's milk, and by extension to be cut off from worldly attachments. Fatima is the one weaned, traditionally interpreted as cut off from the Fire.

Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof

Read Letter by Letter

Fa opens, Ta-heavy is the letter of purity and weighty separation, and Meem is love and motherhood. Final ta-marbuta seals the feminine completion, so the name traces an opening through purity into love that is wholly fulfilled.

Section 3 · Synthesis

What This Reading Says About You

The letters in Fatemeh cluster around fire, the element of will, warmth, and forward motion. This is a name that leans toward decisiveness and radiance, with the courage to begin what others hesitate to. Threaded through it is Al-Fattah, the Opener, carried by a person as the will to open what was closed. A person named Fatemeh carries the kind of fire people gather around, not the kind that burns them.

Section 4 · What Families Say

What People Usually Mean by This Name

Fatimah, the Iranian/Persian dominant spelling. 80 million Iranians use Fatemeh as their spelling. The same Prophet daughter. Al-Zahra, the leader of the women of paradise, but in the form that serves the entire Iranian Muslim community and Persian-speaking world (Afghanistan, Tajikistan).

Fatemeh Motaghi. Fatemeh Sadeghi. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo. Zero Ilm ul Huroof pages for this spelling. An enormous search audience currently unserved.

Section 5 · Bearers

Who Has Carried This Name

  • Fatimah bint Muhammad
    c. 605-632·Arabia
    youngest daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and mother of Hasan and Husayn

How to Pronounce Fatemeh

Pronunciationfa-TE-meh  ·  fa·te·meh  ·  3 syllables

Same name, different doors: each spelling of Fatemeh belongs to a particular community of speakers.

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The same Arabic name romanises differently across communities. Each canonical page on AsrNaam for Fatemeh carries its own readings, usage notes, and regional context.

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Like Fatemeh, these names carry Fa (ف) as their leading letter influence.

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About the name Fatemeh

What does the name Fatemeh mean?
Fatemeh means: Fatimah. Iranian/Persian dominant spelling.

The letters that build Fatemeh each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof say about Fatemeh? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Fatemeh? →

Is Fatemeh mentioned in the Quran?
The exact form Fatemeh does not appear in the Quran. The root ف-ط-م, from which Fatemeh comes, appears in the Quran; the name carries the root, not the verse.

Most Islamic names trace back to the Quran in some form. Browse where Fatemeh fits in. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →

What does Fatemeh mean in Urdu?
Fatemeh in Urdu is فاطمه (Fatemeh) in the South Asian Islamic tradition.

The Urdu tradition preserved the meaning of each Arabic letter, the same letters that build Fatemeh. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →

Is Fatemeh a good Islamic name?
Yes. Fatemeh is a name valued in Muslim tradition, meaning Fatimah. Iranian/Persian dominant spelling. The Prophet ﷺ said: "You will be called by your names on the Day of Resurrection, so give yourselves good names" (Abu Dawud). Every letter in Fatemeh carries a specific spiritual quality, not metaphorically, but structurally.

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Is Fatemeh a girl or boy name?
Fatemeh is traditionally a Muslim girl name meaning Fatimah. Iranian/Persian dominant spelling. Used across Pakistan, the Arab world, Turkey, Malaysia, and Muslim diaspora communities worldwide, each community with their own spelling and their own story.

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What is the spiritual meaning of Fatemeh in Ilm ul Huroof?
Fa opens, Alif grounds, Ta gives goodness, Meem holds love, Ha breathes presence.

This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. Each letter in Fatemeh, starting from Fa, is a structural principle. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →

What names go perfectly with Fatemeh as a sibling name?
The best sibling names for Fatemeh share a complementary spiritual quality, either the same root letter or a harmonious contrast. Parents instinctively seek names whose letter qualities form a coherent family field.

Above, the related-names section gives the names parents most often pair with Fatemeh. Use letter family and root as your guide.

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Is Fatemeh a rare or common Muslim name?
Fatemeh (Fatimah. Iranian/Persian dominant spelling) is used across the Muslim world. Pakistan, the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, and wherever Muslims name their children with intention. The specific spelling you see here is one of the recognised forms. Different communities claim their own spelling, each one a signature of a tradition.

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