Fiona
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /fiˈoʊnə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fiːˈəʊnə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun edit
Fiona
- 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.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
female given name
References edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From English Fiona, from Irish fionn.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Fiona
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Fiona (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | Fionatta | Fionoitta | ||
instructive | — | Fionoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Fiona is the 406th 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.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Irish fionn (“fair, white”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Fiona f
- a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Fiona
- a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s