girl’s name
Fiona in Chinese
菲奥娜
fēi ào nà · traditional 菲奧娜
Fiona is usually written 菲奥娜 in Chinese, pronounced fēi ào nà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Fiona, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 菲 | fēi | first (high, level) tone | fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines | 菲 |
| 奥 | ào | fourth (falling) tone | mysterious, obscure, profound | 奧 |
| 娜 | nà | fourth (falling) tone | elegant, graceful, delicate | 娜 |
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Fiona in Chinese
How do you write Fiona in Chinese?
Fiona is usually written 菲奥娜 in Chinese, pronounced fēi ào nà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Fiona, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 菲奥娜?
菲奥娜 is pronounced fēi ào nà: fēi in the first (high, level) tone, ào in the fourth (falling) tone and nà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Fiona in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 菲奧娜.
Is 菲奥娜 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Fiona, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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