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in reply to a message by Danno
Well as you can guess I love it.
My only misgivings about the name is that it is not pronounced or spelled like a Gaelic name would be since it's current pronunciation was created as a pen name by Scottish writer William Sharp. Some attribute it to James Macpherson but it's uncertain whether he used it as a name of a person in his poems or if he used it to mean warband/ Fianna. It didn't become used as a name until William Sharp's female persona made it popular in Scotland then Ireland, which means it's only been used as a name since the 1890's. I dislike that it has such a short history and that it is a pseudo-Gaelic name with a completely English pronunciation.
I actually like the connection of Fiona to the Shrek character. I really like the Shrek movies and I like that Fiona is not a typical Disney princess. I only would have disliked it if the name had become popular because of the movie. Fiona has never been popular in the US but it is a fairly well known name.
Even before the Shrek character the name Fiona has been yellow-green to me, the shade of Granny Smith apples. F's are yellow-green and there is an actress named Fiona Apple so it always makes me think of Granny Smith apples which also makes me think of apple pie and apple Brown Betty. I also connect the name to the character Fiona Glenanne "Fi" in Burn Notice. So the name makes me think of strong kickass women and apple pie.
There is a very high likelihood that I will have a daughter named Fiona someday. My husband at the very least likes the name and it is one of the few names that I love that my mother-in-law also loves.
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Favorite Names:
Vivian, Aurora, Hazel, Fiona, Sabrina, Citrina, Josephine, Maeve, April, Dorothea, Althea, Artemis, Delphina, Cascadia, Luna, Iris, Frida, Marguerite, Kiera
Ciaran, Rowan, Brendan, Malcolm, Cedar, Robin, Julian, Tristan, Arthur, Magnus, Xavier, Felix, Cedric, Gavin, Connor, Silas
My only misgivings about the name is that it is not pronounced or spelled like a Gaelic name would be since it's current pronunciation was created as a pen name by Scottish writer William Sharp. Some attribute it to James Macpherson but it's uncertain whether he used it as a name of a person in his poems or if he used it to mean warband/ Fianna. It didn't become used as a name until William Sharp's female persona made it popular in Scotland then Ireland, which means it's only been used as a name since the 1890's. I dislike that it has such a short history and that it is a pseudo-Gaelic name with a completely English pronunciation.
I actually like the connection of Fiona to the Shrek character. I really like the Shrek movies and I like that Fiona is not a typical Disney princess. I only would have disliked it if the name had become popular because of the movie. Fiona has never been popular in the US but it is a fairly well known name.
Even before the Shrek character the name Fiona has been yellow-green to me, the shade of Granny Smith apples. F's are yellow-green and there is an actress named Fiona Apple so it always makes me think of Granny Smith apples which also makes me think of apple pie and apple Brown Betty. I also connect the name to the character Fiona Glenanne "Fi" in Burn Notice. So the name makes me think of strong kickass women and apple pie.
There is a very high likelihood that I will have a daughter named Fiona someday. My husband at the very least likes the name and it is one of the few names that I love that my mother-in-law also loves.
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Favorite Names:
Vivian, Aurora, Hazel, Fiona, Sabrina, Citrina, Josephine, Maeve, April, Dorothea, Althea, Artemis, Delphina, Cascadia, Luna, Iris, Frida, Marguerite, Kiera
Ciaran, Rowan, Brendan, Malcolm, Cedar, Robin, Julian, Tristan, Arthur, Magnus, Xavier, Felix, Cedric, Gavin, Connor, Silas
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