Fidelis (name)
# Fidelis (name)

Fidelis (Latin for "fidelity") is a given name (usually male) and surname. The equivalent is Fidélis in Portuguese or Fidel in Spanish.

Bearers of the name include:

## Known by given name alone

* Saint Fidelis (disambiguation):
   * Carpophorus and Fidelis, legendary associates of Felinus and Gratian (died c.250).
   * Fidelis of Como (died c. 304), soldier-saint.
   * Fidelis (bishop of Mérida) (fl. 550s)
   * Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577 - 1622), Counter-Reformation martyr.
* Fidélis (footballer, 1944-2012), José Maria Fidélis dos Santos, Brazilian football defender
* Fidélis (footballer, born 1989), Philipe Fidélis dos Santos, Brazilian football striker
* Fidelis, pseudonym of Agnes Maule Machar (1837–1927), a Canadian writer.
* Fidelis, pseudonym of Felix Boenheim [de] (1890–1960), a German doctor and politician

## Given name, with surname

* Fidelis Chojnacki(1906–1942), a Polish Capuchin friar and priest.
* Fidelis Fernando (born 1948), a Sri Lankan bishop
* Fidelis Gadzama (born 1979), Nigerian athlete and Olympic medalist.
* Fidelis Irhene (born 1996) a Nigerian football player who plays for Doxa Katokopias.
* Fidelis Justin Rasolonomenjanahary, a Malagasy politician.
* Fidelis Júnior Santana da Silva (born 1981), known as "Juninho", a Brazilian footballer.
* Fidelis Leite Magalhães, Timor-Leste
* Fidelis Makka (born 1950), Military Governor of Benue State, Nigeria
* Fidelis Mhashu (died 2018), a Zimbabwean politician.
* Fidelis Morgan (born 1952), an English actress.
* Fidelis Ndyabagye (born 1950) a Ugandan athlete.
* Fidelis Obikwu (born 1960), an English athlete.
* Fidelis Oditah (born 1964), a Nigerian barrister and jurist.
* Fidelis Okoro, a Nigerian politician.
* Fidelis Onye Som (born 1945) a Nigerian boxer.
* Fidelis Oyakhilome, (born 1939) a military governor of Rivers State, Nigeria.
* Fidelis Rakotonarivo (born 1956) a Madagascar bishop.
* Fidelis Saviour (born 1988) a Nigerian footballer.
* Fidelis Tapgun, a Nigerian politician and diplomat.
* Fidelis Uzochukwu Okafor, Nigerian academic and state governor.
* Fidelis Wainaina (1962–2008), founder of Maseno Interchristian Child Self Help Group

## Middle name

* Eric Fidelis Alva (born 1970), U.S. Marine seriously injured in the Iraq War.
* Jacob Fidelis Ackermann (1765–1815), a German professor of anatomy and surgery.
* José Maria Fidélis dos Santos (1944–2012), a Brazilian footballer and coach.
* Pius Fidelis Pinto (born 1960), an Indian priest and scholar of Christianity.
* Rogério Fidélis Régis (born 1976), known as "Rogério", a Brazilian footballer.

## Surname

* Andressa Fidelis (born 1994), a Brazilian sprinter.
* Cassandra Fidelis (1465–1558), Italian scholar
* Dimaku Fidelis (born 1989), a Nigerian footballer.
* Ercole dei Fidelis (c.1465–c.1504 or later), Italian goldsmith and engraver.
* Gary Fidelis (born 1964), a Malaysian field hockey player.
* Thaís Fidélis (born 2001), a Brazilian artistic gymnast.
