Fiona

Meaning: (Fair, Pale, White, Blond, Beautiful, Reportedly coined in the 18^th Century by Scottish poet James Macpherson (1736-1796), author of the Ossian poems, which he claimed were translations from ancient Gaelic sources. Then it was used by English author William Sharp (1855-1905) in the 19^th Century who used it as a pen name: Fiona Macleod. Sharp presumably intended Fiona to be a name based on the modern Gaelic word Fionn, which means “White, Fair”.)

Origin: (Gaelic, Scottish, Celtic, Irish)

Pronunciation: (fee-OWN-ah, Fiy-OWNaa, fee-OH-nuh)

Gender: Female

There are family friends of ours that have two really cute kids. Their eldest is a son named Liam and their youngest is a daughter named Fiona. The mother Melissa has really pretty blonde hair and light white skin and her kids look a lot like her, but also like the father Brent. The meanings of the name Fiona are spot on for the child we know. Also I hear this name a lot when I see the TV series Burn Notice advertised as one of the main characters is named Fiona. This name has really beautiful meanings and an interesting history. It is a short name but easily pronounced. I think I once saw this as well on a Princess or Lady in a novel but I am not positive.