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Fiona is a feminine given name. The name ''Fiona'' was invented, and first used, by the Scottish poet James Macpherson (1736–96), author of the ''Ossian'' poems, which he claimed were translations from ancient Gaelic sources (sources, when challenged, he never produced). The name was subsequently used as a pseudonym by William Sharp (1855–1905), who authored several romantic works under the name "Fiona Macleod". The name has since become popular in England, Scotland and Ireland.〔.〕 The name is considered to be a Latinised form of the Gaelic word ''fionn'', meaning "white", "fair".〔 The name ''Fiona'' is also sometimes used as an Anglicisation of the Irish-language name ''Fíona'', although these names are otherwise unrelated (as ''Fíona'' is derived from an element meaning "vine").〔.〕 There is also a modern tendency to equate the authentic Scottish Gaelic feminine name ''Fionnghal'' with ''Fiona''. The name ''Fiona'' is rising in popularity particularly in German-speaking countries. ''Fiona'' was the 49th most popular name for baby girls born in 2008 in Germany.〔http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/2008〕 ''Fiona'' was tied for third place in the ranking of most popular names for baby girls born in the tiny principality of Liechtenstein in 2008.〔http://www.llv.li/llv-as-publikationen-vornamen_neugeborenen.htm〕 The name was the 347th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2008, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 most popular names for girls since 1990 and among the top 500 since 1999.〔http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi〕 The name ''Fiona'' has been particularly popular for girls of Asian or Pacific Islander descent in New York City, where Fiona ranked as the ninth most popular name for girls from those groups in 2007.〔http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr2008/pr069-08.shtml〕 ==Real people with this name== *Fiona, singer, born Fiona Flanagan *Fiona Apple, singer *Fiona Bruce, BBC presenter *Fiona Fairhurst, inventor of the Speedo Fastskin swimsuit *Fiona Gubelmann, American actress *Fiona Hammond, Australian water polo player *Fiona Mackenzie, Scottish Gaelic Singer *Fiona Mactaggart, British politician *Fiona May, English-Italian athlete and actress *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 Phillips, British journalist and broadcaster *Fiona Ritchie, American broadcaster *Fiona Robinson, Australian basketball and handball player *Fiona Shaw, Irish actress *Fiona Staples, Comic Book Artist *Fiona Sit, Hong Kong Cantonese singer *Fiona Xie, Singaporean television actress *Melanie Fiona Hallim, Canadian singer *Kim Hill, New Zealand broadcaster also known as Fiona 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fiona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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