What does Fiona mean?

Fiona means "fair, blond"

How do we pronounce Fiona?

Fiona \fio-na, fi-ona\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Fiona is pronounced Fiy-OWNaa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Fiona: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Fiona?

Fiona's origin is Celtic, and its use, English, Gaelic, German, and Scottish. The meaning of Fiona is 'fair, blond'. Derived from the word fionn which is of the meaning 'white, fair'. The name was first adopted among 18th century English speakers, due to its use by James Macpherson (1736-1796) in his Ossianic poems. The popularity of the name was given another boost when it was known as the pseudonym Fiona Macleod, which was used by the Scottish writer William Sharp (1855-1905) and kept almost secret during his lifetime. The name has since been used beyond Scotland. It is sometimes taken as an Anglicized form of the Irish Fíona. Fiona is the feminine equivalent of the English and Irish nicknames for Finn. The name Fiona is widely used; it has 25 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name consist of name Fenella origin, Fennella definition, Ffion meaning, Ffiona name, Ffyona name, Fi name, what does the name Fifi mean, Fina name variations, Finella name, Finelle meaning of name, name Finna meaning, Finola pronounciation, Fionavar name, meaning of Fione, Fionn meaning and origin, name Fionnghuala meaning, baby name Fionnuala, Fionnula pronounciation, Fionola name variations, nicknames for Fiora, Fynballa name popularity, and short names for Phyona. Another English form is the spelling variant name Fionna. The Scottish nicknames for Phiona is a form of Fiona that is used in foreign languages. The spelling variant meaning of Fyona (Irish) is another foreign form. Fiona is a popular baby girl name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1990s. At the recent height of its usage in 2010, 0.065% of baby girls were named Fiona. It was #257 in rank then. Within all girl names in its family, Fiona was the most popular in 2010.

List of baby names Fiona:

the name Ffiona meaning, the German Fabiane meaning, the name Fabiann meaning, the name Fabianne meaning, the name Fabiene definition, the Swahili Fahamu pronounciation, the Arabic nicknames for Fahhama, the African, Arabic, and Swahili Fahima meaning of name, the African, Arabic, and Swahili baby name Fahimah, the Russian meaning of Faina, the name nicknames for Fainah, the Italian name Fania meaning, the name Fanna meaning of name, the name Fannah name, the name Fannia meaning and origin, the name name Faunia meaning, the name Fawnia meaning and origin, the English meaning of Fawniah, the name Fayana meaning of name, and the name Fayane meaning.

The baby name Fiona fun facts:

The name Fiona in reverse order is "Anoif".

The numerological value of the name Fiona is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Fiona?

Fiona is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.09%
20130.09%
20120.09%
20110.07%
20100.07%
20090.06%
20080.05%
20070.05%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames