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Very common Irish name, but not common at all in America. I have never met anyone with my name, which is something I really like. I have been complimented since I was little on what a pretty name I have. The Shrek series have made it slightly annoying, but that seems to be fading now. I wouldn't change my name for anything.

I have met one other Fiona in person who is my family's vet! I love my name and I always get compliments on how pretty it is. I agree with the Shrek thing, the "Princess" got old! I always tell people that its actually "Queen Fiona" not "Princess." My mother was very upset when "Shrek" came out and I was tormented for a short time. The only times when I hate my name are when people ask me, "Where's Shrek?" and when they sing the song "Scotty Doesn't Know" by Lustra (written for the movie Eurotrip, apparently) to me, which is a disgustingly perverse song about a Fiona who is a slut in the song. What's worse is my dad's name is Scott! A line from the song that I heard frequently in school is, "Scotty doesn't know, that Fiona and me, do it in my van every Sunday." Thankfully, that song's popularity waned a few years ago, but I'm sure there are people out there that still know it. Otherwise, its a great name to have! - Fiona born 1992

Spellings can vary: Fionna, Fionah, Fayona, Feona, Fyonnah...
As a male variation, there is the nordic (Swedish probably) name Fyon or Fionn.

Personal experiences with the name Fiona: | Edit

I go to school with a girl named Fiona (b. either 1995 or 1996 since we're in 9th grade) and she's the only Fiona I've ever met. Very pretty name.

There were five other Fionas in my primary school in England!

I have been complimented on my name since I was little.

Nicknames for Fiona: | Edit

Fi, Fifi, Fionn, Fay, Fe, Fee, Fia, Nona, Fin, Finny, Fina, Yona, Foam, Fionie, Nina, Oona

Meanings and history of the name Fiona: | Edit

meaning: fair-skinned

The name "Fiona" was perhaps first (?) used by Scottish poet James Macpherson, in his poem "Fingal" (1762).

Gaelic meaning: fair, white. I've also seen "ivy" as a definition.

Famous real-life people named Fiona: | Edit

Fiona Apple, musician
Fiona Fullerton, 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, singer, born Fiona Flanagan
Fiona Fairhurst, inventor of the Speedo Fastskin swimsuit
Fiona Gubelmann, American actress
Fiona Mackenzie, Scottish Gaelic Singer
Fiona Mactaggart, British politician
Fiona May, English athlete
Fiona Millar, British author and journalist
Fiona O'Donnell, Scottish politician
Fiona O'Driscoll, Irish camogie player
Fiona O'Loughlin, Australian stand-up comedian
Fiona O'Malley, Irish politician
Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Irish actor
Fiona O'Sullivan, Irish footballer
Fiona Shaw, Irish actress
Fiona Sit, Hong Kong Cantonese singer
Fiona Xie, Singaporean television actress
Julia Roberts, American actress born "Julia Fiona Roberts"
Kim Hill, New Zealand broadcaster also known as Fiona

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 a princess and later an ogre in the movies Shrek, Shrek II, Shrek The Third and Shrek Forever After.
Fiona Volpe was a character in the 1965 James Bond film "Thunderball."
Fiona MacLaren is the mystical ingenue in the Broadway and Hollywood musical Brigadoon.
Fiona Conneely is the main character in the 1994 movie "The Secret of Roan Inish."
Fiona Coyne is a character on Degrassi
Fiona Payton is one of the title character's daughters on the Showtime show "Nurse Jackie."
Fiona was by Scottish poet James Macpherson in his poem "Fingal" (1762).
Fiona Gallagher is a character on the TV show "Shameless."

Fiona Belli, protagonist in the game Haunting Ground
Fiona Carter in the BBC show Spooks
Fiona "Fee" Cleary, matriarch of the Cleary family in the novel and mini-series The Thorn Birds
Fiona Flagstaff, character/spinosaurus in Dino Squad
Fiona Fox in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic books by Archie Comics
Fiona Hackworth in the book The Diamond Age
Fiona Elisi Linette in the anime series Zoids
Princess Fiona, sorceress in the Chronicles of Amber novels
Fiona in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Fiona, stepmother of Sam Montgomery in the 2004 film A Cinderella Story
Fiona in the movie Eurotrip
Fiona, main character in television series So Weird
Fiona in Lois Lowry's novel The Giver
Fiona, main character in the film Josie and the Pussycats
Fiona in Kid vs. Kat
Fiona, a playable character in the Free-to-play game Vindictus
Fiona Cat, Huckle Cat's mother from The Busy World of Richard Scarry

Fiona is in the song "Scotty Doesn't Know" by Lustra which was written for the movie "Eurotrip." It is a really disgusting song where Fiona is portrayed as a slut. I didn't know the song until people sang it to me in school and liked to torment me with it.