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in reply to a message by Danno
I think it's really nice... my cousin has a nine year old daughter named Fiona, and when she first announced the name there was a lot of gossiping among our extended family about how terrible a choice it was. I've grown to love it, though. Said Fiona is a really great kid and was an impossibly cute baby, so that definitely helped. I also think of Fiona Apple, and Fiona from the show Shameless... I barely think of Shrek at all, and when I do it doesn't really bother me. Going to the comments of this name, I found this:
I named my new daughter Fiona. She's 9 months old. I thought it was distinctive, but now I hear it everywhere. I really hope it doesn't become like Ava or Sophia - names that were obscure 10 years ago that have suddenly topped the charts (in the US).
I forgot Fiona was the name of the Princess in Shrek. I actually think that might keep the name from becoming too popular here in the US. I'm not holding my breath though. I actually did a Google search for "popular names in 10 years" or something like that (yes, I'm a big time name nerd), and actually found a post on the Freakonomics website listing top baby names in 2015. They predicted the top 20 or 25 names for boys and girls. Guess which name was on the girls list? Fiona.
At this point, I can only hope at least 10 years pass before the name hits the top 20, at least then my daughter will be a trend setter.
from 2007. Seems like this person's safe - Fiona's not even close to the top 20! Interesting how things turn out.
I really like the "ona" sound in names. I love Ramona and Winona as well. And just the general image is nice. Sort of sea foam green and shimmery. Oh, Fiona! It's so nice.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/87410
I named my new daughter Fiona. She's 9 months old. I thought it was distinctive, but now I hear it everywhere. I really hope it doesn't become like Ava or Sophia - names that were obscure 10 years ago that have suddenly topped the charts (in the US).
I forgot Fiona was the name of the Princess in Shrek. I actually think that might keep the name from becoming too popular here in the US. I'm not holding my breath though. I actually did a Google search for "popular names in 10 years" or something like that (yes, I'm a big time name nerd), and actually found a post on the Freakonomics website listing top baby names in 2015. They predicted the top 20 or 25 names for boys and girls. Guess which name was on the girls list? Fiona.
At this point, I can only hope at least 10 years pass before the name hits the top 20, at least then my daughter will be a trend setter.
from 2007. Seems like this person's safe - Fiona's not even close to the top 20! Interesting how things turn out.
I really like the "ona" sound in names. I love Ramona and Winona as well. And just the general image is nice. Sort of sea foam green and shimmery. Oh, Fiona! It's so nice.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/87410
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