title: Fidelis (name)
text: # 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.
  