Philomena (given name)
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Philomena (c. 291–c. 304) was a young woman believed by some to have been a Christian martyr
Others named Philomena include:
- Philomena Begley (born 1950), Irish country music singer
- Philomena Essed (born 1955), Dutch-born professor of race, gender and leadership studies
- Philomena Garvey (1926–2009), Irish golfer
- Philomena Gianfrancisco (1923–1992), outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Philomena Lee (born 1933), an Irish nurse forced to give up her baby for adoption
- Philomena, a 2013 film based on Philomena Lee's story
- Philomena Mantella, American university administrator
- Philomena McDonagh, an English actress and writer
- Philomena Mensah (born 1975), Canadian sprinter
- Philomena Muinzer, dramaturge and former musician
- Petrus de Dacia (mathematician), 13th-century Danish mathematician also called Philomena
In fiction
- Philomena Cunk, a dim-witted British interviewer and commentator portrayed by Diane Morgan