Origin of the name Fiona:
Derived from the Gaelic fionn (fair, white, clear).
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Fi, Fifi, Fionn, Fay, Fe, Fee
- Meanings and history of the name Fiona: | Edit
meaning: fair-skinned
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Fiona Apple, musician
Fiona Fullerton, actress
Fiona Shaw, actress
Fiona Phillips, British TV presenter
Fiona Bruce, BBC newsreader and television presenter
Fiona Hammond, an Australian water polo player
Fiona MacGillivray, Canadian singer with The Cottars
Fiona Robinson, an Australian basketball and handball player
Fiona Ritchie, host of National Public Radio's Celtic music show "The Thistle & Shamrock"- Fiona in song, story & screen: | Edit
Fiona Glenanne is a character in the TV show "Burn Notice".
Fiona is a character in the 1994 movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
Fiona was the name of an ogre in the movies Shrek, Shrek II and Shrek The Third.
Fiona Volpe was a character in the 1965 James Bond film "Thunderball".
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Global Popularity of the Name Fiona
- #49 in Germany
- #99 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #159 in Canada (Alberta)
- #207 in Scotland
- #295 in Norway
- #347 in United States
- #415 in Canada (Quebec)
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