Fidelma

  • [ fi-DEL-ma ]
  • Irish
Latinized form of FEIDELM. Saint Fidelma and her sister Saint Eithne were 5th-century followers of Saint Patrick.

FEIDELM   female   Irish Mythology
Possibly a feminine form of FEIDLIMID. This name is borne by several women in Irish legend including Feidelm Noíchrothach, a daughter of Conchobhar the king of Ulster.
FEIDLIMID   male & female   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "beauty" or "ever good" in Irish Gaelic. This was the name of three early kings of Munster.
EQUIVALENTS
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Fedelm, Feidelm
IRISH: Fedelma, Feidhelm
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Delma
IRISH: Delma
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT IRISH: Fedelmid, Fedlimid, Feidlimid
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Fedelmid, Fedlimid, Feidlimid
IRISH: Feidhlim, Feidhlimidh, Felim, Phelim