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Fiona?

94 replies

Cottonia · 11/10/2018 23:27

We want to call our dd Fifi, but it’s important to us that she has a more grown up name to use should she choose to.

I really like Fiona, but I’m wondering if people would consider it a bit dated?

We’re also considering Josephine, Sophie/Sophia, Felicity, and dh likes Ophelia (but I’m not convinced). I also don’t think any of those lend themselves to the Fifi nickname quite as well as Fiona!

Do you like Fiona? Or do you prefer one of the other names/have any other potential long names for Fifi??

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Siun · 12/10/2018 06:41

Ophelia is waaaaay too try hard. The character, if you care, also went mad and drowned herself.

GoJohnnyGoGoGoGo · 12/10/2018 06:31

I was also going suggest Ffion. All the little Ffions I know are called Fi or Fifi, but I live in Wales

Shampooeeee · 12/10/2018 06:31

Ophelia is a great name.
Fiona is a bit boring.

veeboo · 12/10/2018 06:14

There is also a Welsh variant Ffion

AhoyDelBoy · 12/10/2018 06:11

Dated and awful. It’s Josephine for me, beautiful name (One of my DDs middle names). Her first name is on your list actually too 🤔

Thetimehascometo · 12/10/2018 00:25

I like Fiona, I also love the suggestion of Ffion 😊

BackforGood · 12/10/2018 00:21

To me FiFi is the name of one of those little handbag dogs.

However, I like the name Fiona.
I also love Josephine. However, I think it would naturally shorten to Josie

hungryhippie · 11/10/2018 23:50

I like Josephine and Ophelia.
Fifi to me is a dogs name though..

Rebecca36 · 11/10/2018 23:48

Fiona is an excellent choice of name. Classic. She will be called Fee by friends I expect which is nice too.

Sophronia · 11/10/2018 23:44

How about Seraphina/Serafina or Seraphine?

SerenDippyEggs · 11/10/2018 23:35

All I think of is Shrek screaming it Blush I have a friend called Ophelia who is Fifi and she is the most fashionable and lovely young woman I know!

Proofer · 11/10/2018 23:33

I would go with Felicity or Ffion, maybe? Fiona is extremely middle aged sounding to me, probably because I have an aunt named it.

Siun · 11/10/2018 23:33

I like it. Refreshing.

MotherofTerriers · 11/10/2018 23:32

I have a Fiona and she is lovely. And is often Fifi

fiftyandfat · 11/10/2018 23:32

Fiona is a lovely name.

MollyHuaCha · 11/10/2018 23:30

I like it

Littlebird88 · 11/10/2018 23:30

lovely.

MrsRedFly · 11/10/2018 23:29

Beautiful name
Means 'fair'

stickygotstuck · 11/10/2018 23:28

Beautiful, OP!