Fatima

Fātima was originally an Arabic name, meaning "She who weans", being the name of the only proved surviving child of the prophet Muhammad; after the advent of Islam it became a common Muslim name for women. It is sometimes used by Catholics in connection with a significant twentieth-century apparition of the Virgin Mary in the town of F�tima in Portugal.

The name can variously refer to:

Fatima Zahra, daughter of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam;
Fatemeh, the transliteration of the Persian pronunciation of the Arab name
the town of F�tima in Portugal
Our Lady of Fatima, a reputed apparition of the Virgin Mary at F�tima, Portugal in 1917

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Fatima

See also: Fatima, 20th century, Apparition, Arab, Fatima Zahra, F�tima, Portugal, Islam, Marian apparition, Mary, the mother of Jesus