Matema Name Meaning & Origin
Matema
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Origin of the name Fatima:
Derived from the Arabic fātima (she who weans an infant; she who abstains from forbidden things). The name was borne by Fatima bint-Muhammad (c.606 - 32), the Prophet's favorite daughter and progenitor of the Fatimid dynasty.
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- Comments and insights on the name Matema
It is a South African Sepedi name from the baPedi tribe in the Limpopo Province. It means success or "mother of progress". It is a name for girls.
- Personal experiences with the name Matema
I was given the name by my great grandfather when I was born in 1993. I never really liked the name, because it is old fashioned and unpopular. It said to be a name for old people (grandmothers).
Only family calls me by that name and people out of my Sepedi tribe often mispronounce it.
It is pronounced "Ma - te - ma" with a really soft "t". It is NOT pronounced 'Ma - teh - ma' or "Ma-tih-ma". Don't be hard on the "t" in the name.
- Nicknames for Matema
Mati, Tema
- Meanings and history of the name Matema
It means success or "mother of progress". It is a South African Sepedi name from the baPedi tribe in the Limpopo Province.
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