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Fiona

//fiˈoʊnə// name, slang

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1
A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, in regular use since the 20th century, first in Scotland, then in England.
"Let the sighs of Fiona rise on the dark heaths of her lovely Ardan."
2
Sara Duterte, 15ᵗʰ vice president of the Philippines. Philippine, Philippines, derogatory, slang

Etymology

From Irish fionn (“fair, white”). In use before 1713. Popularized by James Macpherson (see 1765 quotation), and perhaps by the 19th-century Scottish writer William Sharp, who chose “Fiona Macleod” as his pen name. * (Sara Duterte): After the fictional character Princess Fiona.

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