# 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.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /fiˈoʊnə/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /fiːˈəʊnə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊnə

### Proper noun

Fiona
* 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
### References

* ↑ See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12041-126121-22?cc=1823613&wc=9020216

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Fiona, from Irish fionn.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfionɑ/, [ˈfio̞nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ionɑ
* Hyphenation: Fio‧na

### Proper noun

Fiona
* a female given name

#### Declension

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 406th 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: /fjɔ.na/

### Proper noun

Fiona f
* a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Fiona
* a female given name from the Goidelic languages, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s