Fiona
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editFiona
- 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
editTranslations
editfemale given name
References
editFinnish
editEtymology
editFrom English Fiona, from Irish fionn.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editFiona
- a female given name
Declension
editInflection 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 Fionain rare | ||
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
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Irish fionn (“fair, white”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editFiona f
- a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s
German
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editFiona
- a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s
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