Fiona

fìona fíona English Etymology From en ga fionn fair, white. In use before 1713.See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12041-126121-22?cc=1823613&wc=9020216 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. Sara Duterte After the fictional character Princess Fiona from the Shrek series, who transforms from princess to ogre. Pronunciation en /fiˈoʊnə/ GenAm en /fiːˈəʊnə/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fiona.wav Southern England en əʊnə 3 Proper noun en female Scottish Gaelic, in regular use since the 20th century, first in Scotland, then in England. en 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. en Philippines Philippine politics derogatory slang Sara Duterte, 15th vice president of the Philippines. Related terms rare nonstandard spellings: Fionna, Feona, Feonna, Ffyona, Pheona Translations female given name Bengali: bn ফিওনা French: fr Fiona German: de Fiona Japanese: ja フィオナ Fiona Polish: pl Fiona f Russian: ru Фио́на f Spanish: es Fiona References en Individuals Nicknames for individuals Philippine politics Finnish Etymology From fi en Fiona, from fi ga fionn. Pronunciation Proper noun fi female Declension Fion a Statistics dvv_20250813 1132 476 370 Anagrams fi afino fonia French Etymology From fr ga fionn fair, white. Pronunciation Proper noun f fr female Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s German Pronunciation de De-Fiona.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun de proper noun de female Goidelic languages in the 1990s and the 2000s en eponyms