Cliona

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/ˈkliːənə//ˈkliːnə/

proper noun

A female given name from Irish.

OriginIrish Clíona →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Irish.

    Accompanying [Leo] Varadkar is his book publicist, Cliona. She says he would like to have something to eat and suggests she and I return in half an hour.

    2025 September 13, Simon Hattenstone, “‘I can speak more freely - and go to the gym’: former Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Trump, the ‘snogging scandal’ and his country’s anti-immigrant backlash”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

  1. IrishClíona
  2. EnglishCliona

Borrowed from Irish Clíona.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Cliona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cliona

MLA

“Cliona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cliona. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cliona,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cliona.

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