Fiona
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Etymology
Coined by James Macpherson ,from fionn ("fair", "white"). The 19th century Scottish writer William Sharp chose "Fiona Macleod" as his pen name.
Proper noun
- , in regular use since the 20th century, first in Scotland, then in England.
Quotations
- 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.
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Proper noun
- of origin, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.
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Proper noun
- of origin, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.