Given name

Fionavar

“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

Fionavar is a variant of Fiona. One interpretation is “one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Fionavar is a variant of Fiona. One interpretation is “one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Fionavar is a variant of Fiona. An origin associated with Fiona is Irish.

Explained through its name family

The story

Fionavar is a variant of Fiona. The history of Fiona gives this family its wider story. James Macpherson is credited with first using Fiona. The writer William Sharp later adopted Fiona Macleod as a pen name, adding another literary chapter to its history.

Explained through its name family

Fionavar’s family of names

Fionavar has a related form in Fiona.

Walk Fionavar’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Fionavar, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Literary

Phionne

“one who is fair; a white-shouldered woman”

No U.S. birth series

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Phione

“one who is fair; a white-shouldered woman”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Fione

“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

No U.S. birth series

10% boys · 90% girls

Literary

Fynballa

“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Finelle

“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Fennella

“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic · Literary

Feoras

“resembling a smooth rock”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Literary

Fingall

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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