Fiona- nice or dated?

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Just wondered what mumsnet think of that name Fiona? Now both me and dh love it but we are torn between Fiona and Miranda. My preference changes daily!

I like Fiona - it means 'fair, white shouldered one' in Scotland. A 'swan' in Ireland and 'foxglove' in Welsh.

Very elegant - think Fiona in Four Weddings and a Funeral

Not sure about Miranda

I'm personally very attached to Fiona myself. I've liked it most of my life, but have to admit I am in my mid-30's!!!

A lovely 6 year old girl said to me just this morning, I wish I was called Fiona, as I think it is a beautiful name!! (she wasn't even after something!!).

For me Miranda isn't as nice, but as with all names it depends on who you know called by what names, so I'd choose whichever sounds best with your combination of surname/middle names.

Why not hyphenate it - Fiona-Miranda; Firanda or Mirona!!

Oh God Fettle ur suggestions of Firanda and Mirona, u know it's only a matter of time until someone uses them haha and we'll know who to blame! Not a lover of hyphenated names but I may use Miranda as a middle name. Thanks for all the input ladies. We are sticking with Fiona!

Love it. Pretty sound, little used but not 'out there'. Good choice!

I have to quickly defend myself and say that I was only joking about hyphenating and conjoining!. In case anyone thought I was being serious!!!

'mirona' no! sounds painful ... when a coil perforates the uterus?

surely that would be mir ow na?!

I'm in Scotland and there were 5 in my year group. All lovely and elegant,not at all 'lumpen' and ill natured.'

I'm not that fond of the name but it's ok.

My best friend is Fiona so for me its a fab name I have never cared for Miranda I have to say

There was a Fiona in my year at school and she was very beautiful, intelligent and I soooo wanted to be like her. She stood out amongst all the Jackies/Debbies/Sharons/Julies/Nickys/Mandys

etc etc

She was always very classy yet not snobby. It was an unusual name but not so unusual to cause comment. I envied her.

Classy and timeless - your DD could hold her head up high no matter where she was or what she was doing.

Wish I was called Fiona now

i very much doubt that in your average scottish class there are five lovely and elegant girls, never mind ones called fiona. methinks thou dost protest too much.

Have a good friend called this (am in Scotland) but I recall her mentioning that she was always one of several Fionas at school, which was annoying. I suppose it wouldn't be the case now, though.

Anyway, positive associations for me, but yes, perhaps a bit dated. If you care about that stuff, which you needn't. Any name we choose now that sounds fresh will probably sound dated by the time our dds grow up!

I know five Fionas and they are all, without exception, irritating, needy and dull. And rather plain of face. Most odd.

Fiona never done it for me although Ffion is a little prettier...
Miranda however .... I know an enchanting one

SO true, catlady. how do you feel about aileens?

Ooh I don't think I've met one Aitch, should I make a quick exit if ever introduced to one?

thin lips and cardigans.

LOL.No they were really all lovely,and elegant,and it was my year group at high school.

They were all from quite wealthy backgrounds, perhaps hence the elegance,but they really were lovely. There were plenty of horrid people too of course,but none called Fiona.

The Fionas I've known (all adults now) have all been really lovely people. Never met a hideous one.
Am less keen on Ffion (despite having one in my family). Has become overly popular of late IMO.

lol I've got a new friend called Aileen who's lovely and not at all thin lipped (though I have seen her in a cardigan), and in my first proper job I knew a Fiona who was the person in the world that I most wanted to emmulate.

Having said that, I have a cousin with one of those names who is indeed lumpen, and I knew someone with the other who was a right cow.

Not sure how that influences my opinion of the name Fiona. On balance I'm for I think.

I emulated her superior spelling for a start.

heheheh.
actually i have recently met someone named aileen who has perfectly normal lips and knitwear, and as a consequence i am finding it IMPOSSIBLE to remember her name. seriously. it's so rude of me, but it comes as a surprise every time to hear it.

I was one of 5 Fionas in a Scottish class in the 70s. I would like to think of myself as only lumpen when approaching middle age and only ill natured when idiots make sweeping statements about names.

I went to Canada a couple of years ago to my gay uncle's wedding. His bridesmaid's teenage daughter - Genvieve Fiona - named after me - said that she wished that she'd been called Fiona as her first name because it is so exotic. I rest my case. (This is a true story).

Don't like Fiona or Miranda sorry