Fiona

From Irish fionn (“fair, white”). In use before 1713.^[1] Popularized by James Macpherson (see 1765 quotation), and perhaps by the 19th-century Scottish writer William Sharp, who chose “Fiona Macleod” as his pen name.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fiˈoʊnə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fiːˈəʊnə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊnə

Fiona

1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, in regular use since the 20th century, first in Scotland, then in England.
   • 1765, James Macpherson, The Works of Ossian, the son of Fingal:

     Let the sighs of Fiona rise on the dark heaths of her lovely Ardan.

• rare nonstandard spellings: Fionna, Feona, Feonna, Ffyona, Pheona

From English Fiona, from Irish fionn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfionɑ/, [ˈfio̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ionɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Fi‧o‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): Fio‧na

Fiona

1. a female given name

• Fiona is the 406^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 983 female individuals (and as a middle name to 419 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• fonia

From Irish fionn (“fair, white”).

• IPA^(key): /fjɔ.na/

Fiona f

1. a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s

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Fiona

1. a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s