Greek · Girl name
Filomena
“friend of strength”
About the name Filomena
Filomena is a girl’s name of Greek origin meaning ‘friend of strength’. It is derived from the Greek ‘Philomena’, from ‘philos’, friend, and ‘menos’, strength or spirit. Saint Philomena is a venerated martyr in Christianity, whose remains were reportedly discovered in the catacomb of Priscilla in Rome in the nineteenth century, after which devotion to her spread through Italy and France. The spelling Filomena is used in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Polish.
- Meaning
- friend of strength
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- fee-loh-MEN-ah(4 syl.)
Middle names for Filomena
- Filomena Maria
- Filomena Katarzyna
- Filomena Zofia
- Filomena Anna
- Filomena Elżbieta
Questions about Filomena
- What does Filomena mean?
- Filomena is a Greek name meaning "friend of strength".
- How do you pronounce Filomena?
- Filomena is pronounced fee-loh-MEN-ah, with emphasis on the third syllable.
- What are variants of Filomena?
- Variants of Filomena include Philomena.
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