Fiona

See also: fìona and fíona

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fiˈoʊnə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fiːˈəʊnə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -əʊnə

Proper noun

Fiona

1. 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

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

Translations

female given name

• French: Fiona (fr)
• German: Fiona (de)
• Japanese: フィオナ (Fiona)
• Polish: Fiona (pl) f
• Russian: Фио́на (ru) f (Fióna)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Fiona, from Irish fionn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfionɑ/, [ˈfio̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ionɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Fio‧na

Proper noun

Fiona

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Fiona (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of Fiona (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Fionani Fionani accusative nom. Fionani Fionani gen. Fionani genitive Fionani Fionoideni Fionoitteni Fionaini rare partitive Fionaani Fionoitani inessive Fionassani Fionoissani elative Fionastani Fionoistani illative Fionaani Fionoihini adessive Fionallani Fionoillani ablative Fionaltani Fionoiltani allative Fionalleni Fionoilleni essive Fionanani Fionoinani translative Fionakseni Fionoikseni abessive Fionattani Fionoittani instructive — — comitative — Fionoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Fionasi Fionasi accusative nom. Fionasi Fionasi gen. Fionasi genitive Fionasi Fionoidesi Fionoittesi Fionaisi rare partitive Fionaasi Fionoitasi inessive Fionassasi Fionoissasi elative Fionastasi Fionoistasi illative Fionaasi Fionoihisi adessive Fionallasi Fionoillasi ablative Fionaltasi Fionoiltasi allative Fionallesi Fionoillesi essive Fionanasi Fionoinasi translative Fionaksesi Fionoiksesi abessive Fionattasi Fionoittasi instructive — — comitative — Fionoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Fionamme Fionamme accusative nom. Fionamme Fionamme gen. Fionamme genitive Fionamme Fionoidemme Fionoittemme Fionaimme rare partitive Fionaamme Fionoitamme inessive Fionassamme Fionoissamme elative Fionastamme Fionoistamme illative Fionaamme Fionoihimme adessive Fionallamme Fionoillamme ablative Fionaltamme Fionoiltamme allative Fionallemme Fionoillemme essive Fionanamme Fionoinamme translative Fionaksemme Fionoiksemme abessive Fionattamme Fionoittamme instructive — — comitative — Fionoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Fionanne Fionanne accusative nom. Fionanne Fionanne gen. Fionanne genitive Fionanne Fionoidenne Fionoittenne Fionainne rare partitive Fionaanne Fionoitanne inessive Fionassanne Fionoissanne elative Fionastanne Fionoistanne illative Fionaanne Fionoihinne adessive Fionallanne Fionoillanne ablative Fionaltanne Fionoiltanne allative Fionallenne Fionoillenne essive Fionananne Fionoinanne translative Fionaksenne Fionoiksenne abessive Fionattanne Fionoittanne instructive — — comitative — Fionoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Fionansa Fionansa accusative nom. Fionansa Fionansa gen. Fionansa genitive Fionansa Fionoidensa Fionoittensa Fionainsa rare partitive Fionaansa Fionoitaan Fionoitansa inessive Fionassaan Fionassansa Fionoissaan Fionoissansa elative Fionastaan Fionastansa Fionoistaan Fionoistansa illative Fionaansa Fionoihinsa adessive Fionallaan Fionallansa Fionoillaan Fionoillansa ablative Fionaltaan Fionaltansa Fionoiltaan Fionoiltansa allative Fionalleen Fionallensa Fionoilleen Fionoillensa essive Fionanaan Fionanansa Fionoinaan Fionoinansa translative Fionakseen Fionaksensa Fionoikseen Fionoiksensa abessive Fionattaan Fionattansa Fionoittaan Fionoittansa instructive — — comitative — Fionoineen Fionoinensa

Statistics

• Fiona is the 406^th 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

• fonia

French

Etymology

From Irish fionn (“fair, white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjɔ.na/

Proper noun

Fiona f

1. a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Fiona

1. a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s