Filomena
| Pronunciation | fee-lo-ME-nah |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | friend of strength |
| Other names | |
| See also | Philomena |
Filomena is a form of the Greek female given name Philomena.[1] It means "friend of strength" (φίλος : phílos "friend, lover" and μένος : ménos "mind, purpose, strength, courage") or "loved one" (φιλουμένη : philouménē meaning "loved").[2] Filomena is the name of one of the storytellers in the frame story of The Decameron.
People with the name Filomena
- Filomena Barros Dos Reis, East Timorese activist
- Filomena Campus, Italian singer
- Filomena Cautela, Portuguese presenter
- Filomena Costa, Portuguese runner
- Filomena Dato, Spanish writer
- Filomena Delli Castelli, Italian politician
- Filomena Embaló, Bissau-Guinean writer
- Filomena Fortes, Cape Verdean sports administrator and handball player
- Filomena Linčiūtė-Vaitiekūnienė, Lithuanian artist
- Filomena Margaiz, Mexican politician
- Filomena Moretti, Italian guitarist
- Filomena Rotiroti, Canadian politician
- Filomena Tassi, Canadian politician
- Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote, Bissau-Guinean politician
- Filomena Trindade, Angolan handball player
- Filomena Valenzuela Goyenechea, Chilean soldier
See also
References
- ^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Filomena". behindthename.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Philomena". behindthename.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.