Fiona 3357508 224655918 2008-07-09T20:57:55Z Damuna 2082480 unnotable {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Fiona | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= Fee-OH-Na | gender = Female | meaning = White | region = | origin = [[Celt]]ic | related names = Ffion, Fionnula, Fionnghuala | footnotes = }} '''Fiona''' is a [[given name]] for a female. Regularly pronounced /fiːˈəʊnə/ (Fee-OH-Na), the name is of [[Celt]]ic origin and means "white", "pale" or "fair". It was used by Scottish poet [[James Macpherson]] in his 1761 poem "Fingal"<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/fiona Behind the Name]</ref> and became popular thereafter. ==Variant forms== *[[Scottish Gaelic]]: Fionnadh *[[Irish language|Irish]]: Fionnghuala, Fionnula *[[Welsh language|Welsh]]: [[Ffion (given name)|Ffion]] actually means "[[foxglove]]," but is sometimes used as a Welsh version of Fiona. ==Real people with this name== *[[Fiona Apple]], a singer *[[Fiona (singer)|Fiona]], a singer, born Fiona Flanagan *[[Fiona Hammond]], an Australian water polo player *[[Fiona MacGillivray]], of [[The Cottars]] *[[Fiona Shaw]], an Irish actress, appears in a number of [[Harry Potter]] films in which she plays the insufferable Aunt Petunia *[[Fiona Sit]], a Hong Kong Cantonese singer *[[Fiona Bruce]], BBC Newreader and Television presenter. ==Fictional characters== * Fiona Barimen, a character in ''[[The Chronicles of Amber]]'' *[[Fiona Belli]], the protagonist in the game ''[[Haunting Ground]]'' *[[Fiona Carter]], a former character in the BBC show ''[[Spooks]]'' * Fiona Cleary, the mother, simply called Fee, in the book ''[[The Thorn Birds]]'' *[[Fiona Fox]], a character in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] comic books by [[Archie Comics]] *[[Fiona Gallagher]], a character in the television drama, ''[[Shameless (UK TV series)|Shameless]]'' *[[Fiona Glenanne]], a character in the television show ''[[Burn Notice (TV series)|Burn Notice]]'' * Fiona Hackworth, a character in the book ''[[The Diamond Age]]'' *[[Supporting characters in A Series of Unfortunate Events#Fiona|Fiona]], a character from [[Lemony Snicket]]'s ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' * Fiona McLaren, the main female character in the Broadway musical ''[[Brigadoon]]'' * Fiona, a non-playable character in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' * Fiona, stepmother of Sam Montgomery in the 2004 film ''[[A Cinderella Story]]'' * Fiona, character from the movie ''[[Eurotrip]]'' *[[Princess Fiona]], a character in the film ''[[Shrek]]'' and its sequels * Fiona, main character in ''[[So Weird]]'' * [[Fiona Elisi Linette]], a character in the anime series ''[[Zoids: Chaotic Century|Zoids]]'' * Fiona, a character from [[Lois Lowry]]'s ''[[The Giver]]'' ==See also== *''[[Fiona pinnata]]'', marine mollusc, only member of the genus '''''Fiona''''' and family '''''Fionidae''''' ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{given name|Fiona|nocat}} [[Category:Feminine given names]] [[Category:Scottish feminine given names]] [[de:Fiona]] [[fr:Fiona]] [[ja:フィオナ]] [[fi:Fiona]] [[sv:Fiona]]