Fides as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fides

What is the meaning of the name Fides ?

The baby name Fides is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced FEE-des (Latin: /ˈfiː.dɛs/).

Fides is Latin in Origin.

Fides is the Latin noun fidēs meaning “faith, trust, loyalty,” and also the name of the Roman goddess who embodied good faith and reliability. As a given name it is typically feminine. Classical pronunciation approximates FEE-dehs; in English it is often rendered FEE-deez.

Use is attested in late antiquity and medieval Latin, reinforced by the cult of Saint Fides (Faith of Agen), whose feast is kept on October 6 and whose name survives in French as Sainte Foy and in Spanish and Portuguese as Santa Fe/Fé. The name saw learned and Catholic revivals, and modest modern use in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia. Variants and equivalents include Faith (English), Foy (French, medieval), Fe or Fé (Spanish/Portuguese), Fede (Italian, rare), Fidelia and Fidelis (Latinate elaborations), and Fidel (Spanish masculine cognate). Diminutives such as Fidi or Fie appear regionally. Across traditions, Fides connotes integrity, pledged word, and steadfast trust.