Fiona
See also: fìona and fíona
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /fiˈoʊnə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fiːˈəʊnə/
Proper noun
Fiona
- A female given name, 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.
- 1765 James Macpherson: The Works of Ossian, the son of Fingal:
Related terms
- rare nonstandard spellings: Fionna, Feona, Feonna, Ffyona, Pheona
Translations
female given name
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References
- See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12041-126121-22?cc=1823613&wc=9020216
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfionɑ/, [ˈfio̞nɑ]
- Hyphenation: Fi‧o‧na
Proper noun
Fiona
- A female given name.
Declension
| Inflection of Fiona (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Fiona | Fionat | |
| genitive | Fionan | Fionoiden Fionoitten | |
| partitive | Fionaa | Fionoita | |
| illative | Fionaan | Fionoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Fiona | Fionat | |
| accusative | nom. | Fiona | Fionat |
| gen. | Fionan | ||
| genitive | Fionan | Fionoiden Fionoitten Fionainrare | |
| partitive | Fionaa | Fionoita | |
| inessive | Fionassa | Fionoissa | |
| elative | Fionasta | Fionoista | |
| illative | Fionaan | Fionoihin | |
| adessive | Fionalla | Fionoilla | |
| ablative | Fionalta | Fionoilta | |
| allative | Fionalle | Fionoille | |
| essive | Fionana | Fionoina | |
| translative | Fionaksi | Fionoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Fionoin | |
| abessive | Fionatta | Fionoitta | |
| comitative | — | Fionoineen | |
Anagrams
- fonia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjɔ.na/
Proper noun
Fiona
- A female given name of Goidelic origin, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.
German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Fiona
- A female given name of Goidelic origin, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.