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/

Fiona

1. 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.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈfionɑ/, [ˈfio̞nɑ]
• Hyphenation: Fi‧o‧na

Fiona

1. A female given name.

• fonia

• IPA^(key): /fjɔ.na/

Fiona

1. A female given name of Goidelic origin, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.

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Fiona

1. A female given name of Goidelic origin, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.