The baby name Filomene is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced FIL-oh-meen,fee-LOH-men (French: Philomène),fi-LOH-mee-nə.
Filomene is Greek, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Filomene is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced FIL-oh-meen,fee-LOH-men (French: Philomène),fi-LOH-mee-nə.
Filomene is Greek, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
Filomene is a rare Romance variant of Philomène/Philomena, ultimately from Greek Philomēnē. The name is commonly analyzed from phil- “love” + menos “strength, spirit,” yielding the sense “lover of strength” or “friend of vigor”; some scholars connect it to philoumenē, “beloved,” giving the gentler meaning “the cherished one.”
The form Filomene appears in French- and Latin-influenced records where the accent is dropped and ph shifts to f, and alongside the related Filomena in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. Its wider use surged in the 19th century with devotion to Saint Philomena, especially in France, Italy, Quebec, and parts of Latin America, then waned through the 20th century; today it reads as rare, vintage, and pan‑Romance. Variants and cognates include Philomène, Philomene, Philomena, Filomena, and (less directly) Philomela. Nicknames: Mena, Mina, Filo/Philo, Loma.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| France | Girls | 2010 | #422 | 3 | 3,152 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #517 | 24 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
Filomene is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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