Iona

See also: iona, Jona, and jona

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Iona

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

   Synonym: Icolmkill

2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of mostly Scottish usage.
3. A small community of 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.

Translations

small island in the Inner Hebrides

• Irish: Í m

  Old Irish: Í f

• Scottish Gaelic: Ì Chaluim Chille, Ì

See also

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

Anagrams

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

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈo.na/, [iˈjo.nə]

Proper noun

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

References

• 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.

Latin

Pronunciation

• Jōnā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯oː.naː/, [ˈi̯oːnäː]
• Jōnā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjo.na/, [ˈjɔːnä]
• Jōna: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯oː.na/, [ˈi̯oːnä]
• Jōna: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjo.na/, [ˈjɔːnä]

Proper noun

Iōnā m

1. ablative of Iōnās

Proper noun

Iōna m

1. vocative of Iōnās