Filomena is a form of the Greek female given name Philomena.
[1] It means "friend of strength" (φίλος : phílos "friend, lover" and μένος : ménos "mind, purpose, strength, courage") or "loved one" (φιλουμένη : philouménē meaning "loved").
[2] Filomena is the name of one of the storytellers in the frame story of The Decameron.