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فَاتِن
Faten
FAA-ten
“Captivating, enchanting.”
About Faten
Faten is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "captivating, enchanting" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ف-ت-ن meaning 'to captivate, to enthral'. Fatin is one whose charm holds the eye.
Common in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Fatin, Fatine, Fatinah
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Faten is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Faten before.
- Faten Hamama (1931–2015), Egyptian actress
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Faten
- What does the name Faten mean?
- Faten (فَاتِن) means "Captivating, enchanting". From the Arabic root ف-ت-ن meaning 'to captivate, to enthral'. Fatin is one whose charm holds the eye.
- Is Faten a name from the Qur'an?
- Faten does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Faten a boy or a girl name?
- Faten is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Faten come from?
- Faten is an Arabic name, built on the root letters F-T-N. Common in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan.
- How is Faten spelled?
- Faten is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (فَاتِن) is also written Fatin, Fatine, and Fatinah. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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