Fateme as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fateme

What is the meaning of the name Fateme ?

The baby name Fateme is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced fa-TEH-meh (Persian: /fɒːˈte.me/).

Fateme is Arabic in Origin.

Fateme is a modern Persian transliteration of Fatemeh (فاطمه), the Iranian form of the Arabic name Fatimah (فاطمة). It derives from the Arabic root f-t-m, “to wean,” yielding meanings such as “she who weans,” “one who abstains,” and by extension “pure” or “chaste.” The name’s enduring prestige comes from Fatimah al-Zahra, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, whose veneration - especially in Shia Islam - has made the name perennially popular in Iran, where spellings like Fateme or Fatemeh are both common.

Variants and related forms include Fatimah/Fatima (Arabic), Fátima (Portuguese/Spanish), Fatma and Fadime (Turkish/Kurdish), Fatema (South Asia), Fadumo (Somali), Fatoumata and its short form Fatou (West Africa), and Amazigh Fadma. Common nicknames are Fati and Fatou. The name also appears in Christian contexts via Fátima in Portugal, broadening its cross-cultural footprint. In diaspora settings, “Fateme” often reflects contemporary Iranian romanization conventions.