Iona name - Meaning of Iona
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- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, Scottish, Russian, Georgian, Biblical Latin, Old Norse
- Pronounced
- ie-ON-ə (English)
- Iona Meaning
- From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. The name of the island is Old Norse in origin, and apparently derives simply from ey meaning "island". Form of Jonah used in the Latin Old Testament, as well as the Russian and Georgian form. Iona originates in Old Norse language and means "born on an island". It is derived from the name of a small island off the western coast of Scotland. It is also the name of several places in the United States. As a feminine given name it is rather rare in the United States.
Iona Related Names
Variants: Ionas (Biblical Latin)
Other Languages Yunus (Arabic), Jonah, Jonas (Biblical), Ionas (Biblical Greek), Yonah (Biblical Hebrew), Jonáš (Czech), Jonas (Danish), Jonas (Dutch), Jonah (English), Joona, Joonas (Finnish), Jonas (German), Yonah (Hebrew), Jónas (Icelandic), Jonas (Norwegian), Jonáš (Slovak), Jonas (Swedish), Yunus (Turkish), Ionie, Iyona, Iyonna
Other Languages: Yunus (Arabic), Jonah, Jonas (Biblical), Ionas (Biblical Greek), Yonah (Biblical Hebrew), Jonáš (Czech), Jonas (Danish), Jonas (Dutch), Jonah (English), Joona, Joonas (Finnish), Jonas (German), Yonah (Hebrew), Jónas (Icelandic), Jonas (Norwegian), Jonáš (Slovak), Jonas (Swedish), Yunus (Turkish)
Iona Celebrities
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