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Philomena
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English
Etymology
From en la Philomēna, from en grc Φιλουμένη beloved. Name of an alleged early martyr whose remains were discovered in 1802 in Rome. en Philomene.
Pronunciation
en /ˌfɪləˈmiːnə/
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
en 1984 w:Maeve Binchy The Lilac Bus 136 Delacorte Press 1991 0385304943 "Why did St Philomena get crossed off, I wonder?" asked Celia."I don't know, maybe they found her out," Tom grinned. "I know my sister Phil was very annoyed at the time, she felt it was an attack of some sort."
Translations
female given name
Catalan: ca Filomena f
Dutch: nl Filomena
French: fr Philomène f
German: de Philomena f
Greek: el Φιλομένα f
Ancient Greek: grc Φιλομήνη f
Italian: it Filomena f
Latin: la Filumēna f, la Philomēna f
Norman: nrf Philomène f
Polish: pl Filomena f
Portuguese: pt Filomena f
Russian: ru Филоме́на f
Spanish: es Filomena f
Anagrams
en aehilmnop ampholine nemophila
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
pt Filomena