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Fióna
Your site says the name derives from the Irish word 'fion' meaning vine. This is incorrectVine in Irish Gaelic is 1. Fíniúin i.e.Grapevine 2. Féithleog - https://www.teanglann.ie/en/eid/vineThere is no word in the Gaelic language spelled 'fion'
There is 'Fionn' which means blonde or fair and is pronounced 'fyun'
Then there's the word 'Fíon' which means 'Wine' and the genitive form is 'fíona' which is pronounced 'fee-un-ah'
Which is very different to the gaelic girls name 'Fióna' whic is pronunced 'fee-oe-nah'There is a name 'Fínghin' meaning concieved of wine is now rendered as 'Fínín' which is pronounce 'fee-neen' The diacrictical mark (asscending from left to right) above Irish vowels áéíóú cannot be discounted just because you cannot understand the reason for their usage.
The same diacitrical marks are to be found on Scots Gaelic vowels only they are slanted the opposite way (descending from left to right) and have the same effect on the vowelá = aw
é = ay
í = ee
ó = oe
ú = ooThey also appear on capital letters too.
So please be true to our langugage's spelling and resist the urge to anglicise our native spelling.
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Fióna  ·  Rossa Ó Snodaigh  ·  5/6/2019, 4:19 AM
Re: Fióna  ·  clevelandkentevans  ·  5/6/2019, 5:54 AM
Re: Fióna  ·  Mike C  ·  5/13/2019, 2:24 PM