Name:
Philomena
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Greek
Meaning:
Philomena originates in Greek language and means "strong love". This was the name of a virgin martyr saint of the Catholic Church, a young Greek princess in the 4th century, the patron of children, babies and virgins. As a feminine given name Philomena is rather rare and considered old-fashioned in the United States nowadays.
Pronunciation:
fil-ə-MEEN-ə
The Five Elements:
Metal
Also Spelled Like...:
Filimena
Filomena
Filomina
Philomene
Famous Philomena:
Philomena Van Rijswijk : published author