Fiona

English

Etymology

From Irish fionn (“fair, white”). In use before 1713. 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.

Proper noun

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.

Related terms

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

Translations

female given name

• French: Fiona (fr)
• German: Fiona (de)

• Japanese: フィオナ (ja)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈfionɑ]
• Hyphenation: Fi‧o‧na

Proper noun

Fiona

1. A female given name.

Declension

Declension of Fiona (type kulkija) singular plural nominative Fiona Fionat genitive Fionan Fionoiden Fionoitten Fionain1 partitive Fionaa Fionoita accusative Fiona Fionan Fionat 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 1) Rare.

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French

Proper noun

Fiona

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

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German

Proper noun

Fiona

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