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[Facts] Re: Fiona
by
Stef
(guest)
8/26/2003, 10:41 AM
in reply to
a message by Tara
Fiona
is in fact a made-up name. The scottish novelist
William
Sharp (1855-1905) wrote under the pen-name of
Fiona
MacLeod. It was probably meant as a feminine for
Finn
meaning "fair". See
http://www.slainte.org.uk/Scotauth/sharpdsw.htm
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Fiona
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Tara
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8/22/2003, 3:33 PM
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Re: Fiona
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Stef
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8/26/2003, 10:41 AM
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Re: Fiona
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Tara
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8/26/2003, 2:03 PM