Iona

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See also: iona, Jona, and jona

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Iona

  1. A small island in the Inner Hebrides.
  2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of mostly Scottish usage.
  3. A census-designated place in Florida.
  4. A city in Idaho.
  5. A city in Minnesota.
  6. A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  7. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Translations

See also

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

Anagrams


Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈio.na/, [ˈio.nə]

Proper noun

Template:haw-proper noun

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

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

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) Iōnā m

  1. ablative of Iōnās

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) Iōna m

  1. vocative of Iōnās