Talk:Fiona
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Funen
editFiona is NOT the name for the Danish island Funen (Fyn. The Latin name is Fionia, not at all the same word.
Best regard, Hans Kiesow —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.52.81.205 (talk • contribs) 23:01, 13 July 2007
Contradiction
editErm, got a contradiction here. It says that Fiona was both mentioned in a poem written in the mid seventeen hundreds, and was invented in the eighteen hundreds. Now, they can't both be true, can they? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jack Sparra (talk • contribs) 12:17, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- Good point, thanks. I've rewritten it to remove the contradiction. - Fayenatic (talk) 20:16, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- Contradiction remains: the article still states that the name was invented by MacPherson, and at the same time asserts there's an Irish name Fiona unrelated to the Scottish one. As Scottish Gaelic is in fact a descendant of Irish Gaelic, there's no strong evidence MacPherson invented the name based on the stem "white" instead of taking one ready-made based on the stem "vine". It seems that the article just cites two independent sources without giving it a thought.83.149.45.250 (talk) 19:22, 30 January 2017 (UTC)Dmitry
Fiona
editFiona is an Irish language name and to suggest otherwise is laughable. It is a feminine version of the ancient Irish language name Fionn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.76.175.62 (talk) 22:12, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
Russian name?
editI notice there's a character called Fiona in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, described as "a simple Russian peasant". If there is a Russian version of the name it presumably has a different origin? Mutt Lunker (talk) 11:39, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
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Origins
editInteresting series of tweets suggests the name "Fiona" was essentially unknown before the widespread popularity of the works of "Fiona MacLeod" (pseudonym of William Sharp, 1855-1905).
Notes, amongst other things, that the occurrence in "Ossian" (James Macpherson) is limited to "a very, very brief reference"; and to the extent that the name exists in Irish it has a different pronunciation ("FEE-na", rather than "fee-OH-na", which the writer asserts only goes back to Sharp.
Some further discussion by the tweet author here, but she does not back down on the widespread use of the name is essentially modern, post the use by William Sharp.
May be worth examining further, and then reviewing what is written in the artice. Jheald (talk) 10:19, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
Not accurate information
editFionna is NOT the same name or origin as Fiona. This is a misunderstanding of the timeline of names. Fionna is MUCH older and has much more ‘fanciful’ lore surrounding it. There is correlation with the Fianna and Fionn McCool.
It is my name. The internet is trying to erase it’s history. I just had to say a thing. 2601:247:4480:D040:F5A9:77A1:F4E8:30E2 (talk) 02:39, 11 August 2022 (UTC)