Ion
English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn).
Proper noun
Ion
- (Greek mythology) Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.
- (philosophy) Ion of Chios, a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher of the Pythagorean school
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Ion (plural Ions)
- A surname from Romanian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ion is the 37029th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Ion is most common among White (97.18%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ion”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 231.
See also
Anagrams
Basque
Etymology
A non-standard spelling of Jon, the sequence io stands for /i.o/.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟon/ [ɟõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Hyphenation: Ion
Proper noun
Ion anim
- (proscribed) alternative spelling of Jon
Declension
| indefinite | |
|---|---|
| absolutive | Ion |
| ergative | Ionek |
| dative | Ioni |
| genitive | Ionen |
| comitative | Ionekin |
| causative | Ionengatik |
| benefactive | Ionentzat |
| instrumental | Ionez |
| inessive | Ionengan |
| locative | — |
| allative | Ionengana |
| terminative | Ionenganaino |
| directive | Ionenganantz |
| destinative | Ionenganako |
| ablative | Ionengandik |
| partitive | Ionik |
| prolative | Iontzat |
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English ion, indirectly from Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “wandering”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈoːn/, /i̯oːn/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Ion n (mixed, genitive Ions, plural Ionen)
Declension
Related terms
- Anion
- Carbanion
- Carbeniumion
- Kation
- Metallion
- Zwitterion
Further reading
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈiː.oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.on]
Proper noun
Īōn f sg (genitive Īōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Īōn |
| genitive | Īōnis |
| dative | Īōnī |
| accusative | Īōnem |
| ablative | Īōne |
| vocative | Īōn |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈi.oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.on]
Proper noun
Iōn m sg (genitive Iōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Iōn |
| genitive | Iōnis |
| dative | Iōnī |
| accusative | Iōnem |
| ablative | Iōne |
| vocative | Iōn |
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈi.oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.on]
Proper noun
Iōn m sg (genitive Iōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | Iōn | Iās | Iōnēs | Iādēs | |
| genitive | Iōnis | Iādis | Iōnium | Iādium | |
| dative | Iōnī | Iādī | Iōnibus | Iādibus | |
| accusative | Iōna | Iādem | Iōnēs | Iādes | |
| ablative | Iōnī | Iāde | Iōnibus | Iōnibus | |
| vocative | Iōn | Iās | Iōnēs | Iādēs | |
References
- “Ion”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Middle English
Proper noun
Ion
- alternative typography of Jon
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41:
- And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And herfore grete men of kunnynge and other also drowen myche to him, and comownede ofte with him. And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… Maister [Ion Aston] taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. And with alle these men I was ofte homli and I comownede with hem long tyme and fele, and so bifore alle othir men I chees wilfulli to be enformed bi hem and of hem, and speciali of Wiclef himsilf, as of the moost vertuous and goodlich wise man that I herde of owhere either knew. And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”
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Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ioan, from Old Church Slavonic Іѡаннъ (Ioannŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction of the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iˈon]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ion m (genitive/dative lui Ion, female equivalent Ioana)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John