Fiona
[fiˈoʊ.nə]Meaning
feminine form of Fionn, from Irish fionn, meaning fair or white
Background Story
Fiona is the feminine form of Fionn, from the Irish fionn, meaning fair or white. The name is used in Breton, German and Welsh. It was popularised by the Scottish poet James Macpherson, and perhaps by the 19th-century Scottish writer William Sharp, who chose "Fiona Macleod" as his pen name.
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