Fidelma (first name)
Fidelma is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is mostly used in Irish and is the Latinized form of Feidelm . This name, in turn, is likely the feminine form of Feidlimid . Feidelm is the name of several women in Irish legends, such as Feidelm Noíchrothach , a daughter of Conchobhar, the king of Ulster.
Saint Fidelma and her sister, Saint Eithne, were followers of Saint Patrick in the 5th century.
Well-known namesake
- Fidelma Healy Eames , Irish politician
- Fidelma Macken (* 1945), Irish lawyer and judge at the European Court of Justice
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Fidelma. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Feidelm. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .