Iona

Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í.

• IPA^(key): /aɪˈoʊnə/
• Rhymes: -əʊnə

Iona

1. A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

   Synonym: Icolmkill

   • 2025 April 20, Lamorna Ash, “Could I become a Christian in a year?”, in The Observer‎^[1], →ISSN:

     They say you go to Iona when your life is in transition. The 3 by 1.5-mile island is a holy site because it was the first point of contact between Scotland and Christianity.

2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of mostly Scottish usage.
3. A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
5. A census-designated place in Lee County, Florida.
6. A city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
7. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana.
8. A city in Murray County, Minnesota.
9. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
10. An unincorporated community in Lyman County, South Dakota.

• Arran, Isla, Skye (other given names derived from Scottish islands)

• AION, Aino, Aion, Inoa, naio, naoi, onia

• IPA^(key): /iˈo.na/, [iˈjo.nə]

Iona

1. Jonah (biblical character)
2. the book of Jonah
3. a male given name originating from the Bible
4. a surname originating as a patronymic

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Iona occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 11 men.

• Jōnā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈjoː.naː]
• Jōnā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈjɔː.na]
• Jōna: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈjoː.na]
• Jōna: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈjɔː.na]

Iōnā m

1. ablative of Iōnās

Iōna m

1. vocative of Iōnās