First names in Hebrew

First name Fiona: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פיונה

Gematria value: 151

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Fiona is written פיונה

Meaning and origin

What does Fiona mean?

Meaning: "white, fair", from the Gaelic fionn
Origin: Celtic

Fiona comes from the Gaelic fionn, “white, fair, bright”, also translated “beautiful”. The name was made popular, and perhaps invented, in the eighteenth century by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in his poems of Ossian, which thrilled all of Romantic Europe. The film Shrek, with its princess Fiona who does not look like what one expects of a princess, gave it new life.

Gematria

Fiona = 151

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פיונה has 5 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total151

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Fiona, from פ to ה:

פָּרַשׂ עָנָן לְמָסָךְ וְאֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָיְלָה׃

“He spread a cloud as a covering, and fire to give light by night.”

Psalms 105:39

The book of your first name

Fiona, in nine pages

• Fiona, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Fiona
• Fiona, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Fiona in three answers

How do you write Fiona in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Fiona is written פיונה.

What is the gematria value of Fiona?
Written פיונה, Fiona is worth 151: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Fiona mean?
White, fair", from the Gaelic fionn (origin: Celtic). Fiona comes from the Gaelic fionn, “white, fair, bright”, also translated “beautiful”. The name was made popular, and perhaps invented, in the eighteenth century by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in his poems of Ossian, which thrilled all of Romantic Europe. The film Shrek, with its princess Fiona who does not look like what one expects of a princess, gave it new life.