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Girl's nameOrigin: LatinThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Fides

Fides is a rare girl's name with a direct Latin meaning and both ancient and Christian traditions. It belongs to the group of virtue names and sounds serious, cultivated, and international. Its hallmark is brevity and clarity of meaning, rather than attributing specific character traits to its bearer.

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International equivalents and translations

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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name expresses faith, trust, loyalty, and the strength of one's word.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Meno vzniklo priamo z latinského podstatného mena fidēs s významom „viera, dôvera, vernosť, čestnosť“. V rímskej tradícii bola Fides zosobnením dôvery a vernosti, v kresťanstve označuje vieru ako teologálnu čnosť.

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Medzinárodný cestovateľský index

Ako ľahko sa meno Fides vyslovuje v cudzine, zapisuje na letenky a vníma vo svete

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Stupeň medzinárodnej adaptácie100 %
Zápis v pase / na letenke:

FIDES

100 % zhodný s pôvodným tvarom
Písmo a diakritika:

Bez diakritiky (ASCII)

Univerzálny medzinárodný zápis
Svetové jazyky:

14 cudzích podôb

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Cestovateľské výhody mena
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars
6 October
Croatian Calendar

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 2

According to Slovak orthography rules, this name is uninflected and retains its base form in all grammatical cases.

1. Nominative:Who, what?
Fides
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Fides
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Fides
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Fides
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Fides!
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Fides
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Fides

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
FidiFidkaFiduškaFidušFiduška
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Ms. Fides
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Fides! Fidi! Fidka!

Notable figures named Fides

2

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Fides Krause-Brewer
1919 – 2018Historical Figure

German journalist (1919–2018)

Fidès Devriès
1850 – 1939Historical Figure

American opera singer

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Supports compound surnames (e.g. Smith-Jones)

Full name:

Fides Smith

2 + 1 = 3 syllables

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Initials / monogram:with dots:F.S.without dots:FS
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