Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins. It means white or fair, the Irish name Fíona means vine. It was coined by Scottish writer William Sharp. Sharp may have drawn inspiration from Celtic variations of the name Catherine. Initially, the name was confined to Scotland but later it gained popularity in other countries, such as Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Australia, Germany and Canada.
Fiona originates from the Gaelic word fionn, meaning white or fair, being a Latinised form; or an Anglicisation of the Irish name Fíona meaning vine.[1][2] In ninth-century Welsh and Breton language Fion (today: ffion) referred to the foxglove species and is also a female given name as in Ffion Hague.[3]
It was coined by the Scottish writer William Sharp under the pseudonym Fiona Macleod. Sharp may have drawn inspiration from Celtic variations of the name Catherine.[4] Fiona carries connotations of gentility and refinement, often suggesting aristocratic lineage for its bearer.[5] The name is commonly shortened to Fi, with other variations including Fina, Fee, and Tiona.[6]
Variations of the name Fiona include Gwenn in Breton, Gwen and Wynne in Welsh. Masculine forms include Fion, Fionn, Finnán, Finnén, Finn, Gwyn and Wyn.[7] The Scottish Gaelic feminine name Fionnghal is also sometimes equated with Fiona.[8]
Popularityedit
Initially, the name remained largely confined to Scotland until the latter part of the 20th century when it gained popularity in Britain, Australia, and Canada.[9] Additionally, the Ossianic poems of James Macpherson helped to familiarize the name in the English-speaking world. It experienced a surge in popularity during the latter half of the 1960s.
Fiona was the 71th most popular name for baby girls born in 2023 in Germany.[10] It was the 439th most popular female name in Scotland in 2023.[11] The name was the most common female name in the ranking of most popular names for baby girls born in Liechtenstein in 2022.[12] In 2022, in Switzerland, Fiona was the 57th most popular name.[13] In Australia it is the 138th most popular baby names since the 1930s.[14] In New Zealand it was particulary popular during the 1960s until around 1980.[15] In Canada, it was the 287th most popular baby girl name, ranking in 287th.[16] In the US the most girls named Fiona were born in the 21h century and the number of Fionas born per year was greater than 1,000 from 2009 until 2021.[17] It has ranked among the top 1,000 most popular names for girls since 1990 and among the top 500 since 1999.[18] The name Fiona has been particularly popular for girls of Asian or Pacific Islander descent in New York City, where Fiona ranked as the ninth most popular name for girls from those groups in 2007.[19]
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^Pickering, David (2004). The Penguin dictionary of first names. Internet Archive. London : Penguin. ISBN978-0-14-101398-5.
^Campbell, Mike. "Names Related to the name Fiona". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
^Fergusson, Rosalind (1991). Choose your baby's name : a dictionary of first names. Internet Archive. London : Bloomsbury Books. ISBN978-1-85471-080-2.
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^"Das ist der beliebteste Babyname in deinem Kanton". watson.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-30.
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For other uses see Fiona disambiguation Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins It means white or fair the Irish name Fiona means vine It was coined by Scottish writer William Sharp Sharp may have drawn inspiration from Celtic variations of the name Catherine Initially the name was confined to Scotland but later it gained popularity in other countries such as Liechtenstein Switzerland Australia Germany and Canada FionaPronunciation f i ˈ oʊ n e fee OH neGenderFeminineLanguage s EnglishOriginLanguage s GaelicDerivationfionnMeaningWhite and fairRegion of originIreland and ScotlandOther namesRelated namesFionnghal Fiona Gwen Gwenn and Wynne Contents 1 Etymology 2 Popularity 3 Notable people with the given name 4 Fictional characters 5 Other 6 See also 7 ReferencesEtymology editFiona originates from the Gaelic word fionn meaning white or fair being a Latinised form or an Anglicisation of the Irish name Fiona meaning vine 1 2 In ninth century Welsh and Breton language Fion today ffion referred to the foxglove species and is also a female given name as in Ffion Hague 3 It was coined by the Scottish writer William Sharp under the pseudonym Fiona Macleod Sharp may have drawn inspiration from Celtic variations of the name Catherine 4 Fiona carries connotations of gentility and refinement often suggesting aristocratic lineage for its bearer 5 The name is commonly shortened to Fi with other variations including Fina Fee and Tiona 6 Variations of the name Fiona include Gwenn in Breton Gwen and Wynne in Welsh Masculine forms include Fion Fionn Finnan Finnen Finn Gwyn and Wyn 7 The Scottish Gaelic feminine name Fionnghal is also sometimes equated with Fiona 8 Popularity editInitially the name remained largely confined to Scotland until the latter part of the 20th century when it gained popularity in Britain Australia and Canada 9 Additionally the Ossianic poems of James Macpherson helped to familiarize the name in the English speaking world It experienced a surge in popularity during the latter half of the 1960s Fiona was the 71th most popular name for baby girls born in 2023 in Germany 10 It was the 439th most popular female name in Scotland in 2023 11 The name was the most common female name in the ranking of most popular names for baby girls born in Liechtenstein in 2022 12 In 2022 in Switzerland Fiona was the 57th most popular name 13 In Australia it is the 138th most popular baby names since the 1930s 14 In New Zealand it was particulary popular during the 1960s until around 1980 15 In Canada it was the 287th most popular baby girl name ranking in 287th 16 In the US the most girls named Fiona were born in the 21h century and the number of Fionas born per year was greater than 1 000 from 2009 until 2021 17 It has ranked among the top 1 000 most popular names for girls since 1990 and among the top 500 since 1999 18 The name Fiona has been particularly popular for girls of Asian or Pacific Islander descent in New York City where Fiona ranked as the ninth most popular name for girls from those groups in 2007 19 Notable people with the given name editFiona Flanagan singer Fiona Alpass New Zealand academic Fiona Apple American singer Fiona Baan Scottish born American sports administrator Fiona Balfour Australian business executive Fiona Bloom publicist Fiona Bruce BBC presenter Fiona Campbell several people Fiona Clark New Zealand photographer Fiona Crawley American tennis player Fiona Crombie Australian costume and production designer Fiona Dourif American actress Fiona Edgar New Zealand professor of management Fiona Fairhurst inventor of the Speedo Fastskin swimsuit Fiona Ferro French tennis player Melanie Fiona Canadian singer Fiona Fullerton English actress Fiona Fung Hong Kong singer Fiona Gubelmann American actress Fiona Hammond Australian water polo player Fiona Highet Scottish entomologist Fiona Hill British American foreign affairs specialist Fiona McLeod Hill British political adviser Fiona McLeod Australian barrister and Labor politician Fiona Kennedy Scottish singer Fiona Krautil Australian specialist in inclusion diversity and equal opportunity in the workplace Fiona MacDonald Scottish curler Fiona J Mackenzie Scottish Gaelic singer Fiona Macleod pseudonym for English writer William Sharp Fiona Macpherson Scottish Philosopher Fiona Mactaggart British politician Fiona May English Italian athlete and actress Fiona McFarlane Australian author Fiona Millar British author and journalist Fiona O Donnell Scottish politician Fiona O Driscoll Irish camogie player Fiona O Keeffe American long distance runner Fiona O Loughlin Australian stand up comedian Fiona O Loughlin Irish politician Fiona O Malley Irish politician Fiona O Shaughnessy Irish actor Fiona O Sullivan Irish footballer Fiona Onasanya British politician Fiona Phillips British journalist and broadcaster Fiona Pitt Kethley British poet novelist and journalist Fiona Richmond English glamour model Fiona Ritchie American broadcaster Fiona Robertson Scottish judoka and wrester Fiona Robinson Australian basketball and handball player Fiona Scott Morton American professor of economics Fiona Shaw Irish actress Fiona Sit Hong Kong Cantonese singer Fiona Stanley Australian epidemiologist and public health researcher Fiona Staples comic book artist Fiona Urquhart Scottish cricketer Fiona Watt British children s author Fiona Wood British born Australian plastic surgeon and burns specialist Fiona Yuen German born Hong Kong model and actress Fiona Xie Singaporean television actressFictional characters editPrincess Fiona the female lead in the Shrek franchise Fiona stepmother of Sam Montgomery in the 2004 film A Cinderella Story Fiona in Lemony Snicket s A Series of Unfortunate Events Fiona a character in Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation Fiona a character in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Fiona in the film EuroTrip Fiona main character in the film Josie and the Pussycats Fiona a character in Kid vs Kat Fiona one of the regular characters in Round the Horne Fiona main character in the television series So Weird Fiona leader of the rebel mages in Dragon Age Inquisition Fiona a main player character from the Tales from the Borderlands video game Fiona the closest friend of Jonas in Lois Lowry s 1993 novel The Giver Fiona a playable character in the Free to play game Vindictus Fiona of Fort Weyr Telgar Weyrwoman in Dragon s Time by Anne and Todd McCaffrey Fiona Bayar an antagonist in The Seven Realms series Fiona Black Fairy in the TV series Once Upon a Time Fiona Belli protagonist in the game Haunting Ground Fiona Callahan a character in the CW show Charmed Fionna Campbell the gender swapped version of Finn in the Adventure Time franchise Fiona Carter in the BBC show Spooks Fiona Cat Huckle Cat s mother from The Busy World of Richard Scarry Fiona Fee Cleary matriarch of the Cleary family in the novel and mini series The Thorn Birds Fiona Conneely main character in The Secret of Roan Inish Fiona Coyne a character in the Canadian television series Degrassi The Next Generation Fiona Fennec a character in the comic Kevin and Kell Fiona Flagstaff a Spinosaurus character in DinoSquad Fiona Fox a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog comics by Archie Comics Fiona Fraunfeld a main character in Ransom Riggs 2001 book Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children Fiona Gallagher a character in the television drama Shameless Fiona Gilman a character in the video game Identity V Fiona Glenanne a main character in the television show Burn Notice Fiona Goode a character in American Horror Story Coven Fiona Hackworth in the book The Diamond Age Fiona Kerr a notorious wet in the novel The Passion Flower Hotel Fiona Linette a character in the anime series Zoids Chaotic Century Fiona Maxwell one of the main characters in the 1993 novel Tomorrow When the War Began Fiona Mayfield a character in the video game series Arcana Heart Fiona McLaren the main female character in the Broadway musical Brigadoon Lady Fiona McTarry the alias of Agent Mimi in the James Bond spoof Casino Royale Fiona Pitch aunt of Baz Grimm Pitch in Rainbow Rowell s 2015 novel Carry On Fiona Volpe an assassin in the James Bond film Thunderball Fiona Wallice a character in the television and web series Web Therapy Princess Fiona sorceress in The Chronicles of Amber novelsOther editFiona hippopotamus first Nile hippo imaged on ultrasound pre natallySee also editList of Irish language given namesReferences edit Hanks Patrick Hardcastle Kate Hodges Flavia 2006 A Dictionary of First Names Oxford Paperback Reference 2nd ed Oxford University Press pp 99 100 ISBN 978 0 19 861060 1 Hanks Hardcastle amp Hodges 2006 pp 348 349 The University of Wales Dictionary website accessed 21 April 2020 Creswell Julia 1995 Dictionary of first names Internet Archive England Bookmart Ltd ISBN 978 1 85605 340 2 Room Adrian 2002 Dictionary of first names Internet Archive London Cassell New York Distributed in the United States by Sterling Pub Co ISBN 978 0 304 36226 4 Pickering David 2004 The Penguin dictionary of first names Internet Archive London Penguin ISBN 978 0 14 101398 5 Campbell Mike Names Related to the name Fiona Behind the Name Retrieved 2024 04 30 Mark Colin 2003 The Gaelic English Dictionary Routledge ISBN 0 203 27706 6 Fergusson Rosalind 1991 Choose your baby s name a dictionary of first names Internet Archive London Bloomsbury Books ISBN 978 1 85471 080 2 Die beliebtesten Vornamen des Jahres 2023 Top 500 in German Retrieved 2024 04 30 Kelly Lesley Anne Morrice Emma Sabljak Ema 2024 03 28 Tarzan Banksy Frenchie and Pasty The full list of Scottish baby names used in 2023 revealed The Courier Retrieved 2024 04 30 LLV Archived from the original on 2013 11 05 Retrieved 2013 08 15 Das ist der beliebteste Babyname in deinem Kanton watson ch in German Retrieved 2024 04 30 Nicholas Josh Close call most popular Australian baby names of the past century revealed the Guardian Retrieved 2024 04 30 Revealed Top Kiwi baby names of 2023 NZ Herald 2024 05 01 Retrieved 2024 04 30 Government of Canada Statistics Canada 2023 05 09 Baby Names Observatory www150 statcan gc ca Retrieved 2024 04 30 Popular Baby Names www ssa gov Retrieved 2024 04 30 OACT Popular Baby Names www ssa gov Archived from the original on 2018 02 02 Retrieved 2009 09 21 After More than a Decade a Shift in the 1 New York City Baby Names Archived from the original on 2010 02 09 Retrieved 2009 09 21 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fiona amp oldid 1222438532, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
