Iona
Found 12 entry about "Iona"
ie-O-nə(English)
Iona Name meanings & History
Iona means "blessed" or "island of saints" in Scottish/Gaelic. 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". Iona is used mainly as a female given name.
Zodiac Sign of Iona: I love you Taurus
Synonyms of Iona:
I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved
O: Organized,Obstinate,Obsolete,Ostentatious,Obsessive
N: Nervous,Nitpicking,Nice,Nutrition,Neat,Nagging,Neurosis
A: Ambitious,Angry,Action,Argumentative,Assertive,Aggressive
Iona is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Formal name
- a Natural name
- a Refined name
- a Serious name
- a Strange name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Some famous people named Iona include Iona Opie (British folklorist), Iona Heath (British medical doctor and author), and Iona Brown (British violinist and conductor).
2.) IONA (Male)
Usage: Hawaiian
Meanings: Hawaiian form of Jonah, the English cognate of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Jonas and the Ecclesiastic Greek lonas, which are from the Hebrew Yonah (dove). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet who was thrown overboard during a storm after he had disobeyed God. He was swallowed by a huge fish but was cast unharmed upon the shore three days later. (EE-O-NAH)
3.) Iona (Female)
4.) IONA (Female)
Usage: Greek
Meanings: A borrowing of the name of a purple gem derived from the Greek ion (violet). Var: Ione, Ionia. (I-O-NAH)
5.) Iona (Female)
Usage: Greek
Meanings: (Greek) violet flower.
Other Forms: Ione, Ionee, Ioney, Ioni, Ionia, Ioniah, Ionie, Iony, Iyona, Iyonna
6.) Iona (Female)
Usage:
Meanings: Purple jewel, From the Island of Iona
Scripts: The name Iona is spelled the same way in both Scots and Greek.
etc.(Japanese Kanji)
いおな(Japanese Hiragana)
一女,
一零七,
以央奈,
伊緒奈,
依緒菜,
唯央奈,
意緒名,
郁央奈,
陽凪,
魚那,
Pronunciation: EE-O-NAH
eye-OH-nuh
Description: Purple jewel, From the Island of Iona. From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one", 零 (o) meaning "zero" combined with 七 (na) meaning "seven". Other kanji combinations are possible. Iona is a name that can be used for both girls and boys, but it is more commonly used for girls. It is a traditional name in Scotland, but it has also become popular in other parts of the world.
Famous People
Famous people with the name Iona include Iona Brown (British violinist and conductor) and Iona Opie (British folklorist and author).
7.) Iona (Unisex)
Usage:
Meanings: Violet-Flower
Scripts: etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Ἰωνά
いおな(Japanese Hiragana)
一女,
一零七,
以央奈,
伊緒奈,
依緒菜,
唯央奈,
意緒名,
郁央奈,
陽凪,
魚那,
Pronunciation: EE-O-NAH
ai-OWN-ə, ee-OH-nə
Description: Violet-Flower. From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one", 零 (o) meaning "zero" combined with 七 (na) meaning "seven". Other kanji combinations are possible. Iona is mainly used as a feminine given name.
Famous People
Some notable people with the name Iona include Iona Brown, a British violinist and conductor, and Iona Heath, a British general practitioner and author.
8.) Iona (Female)
Usage:
Meanings: According to different interpretations, it means either "blessed" or "island".
Scripts: etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Ì Chaluim Chille.
いおな(Japanese Hiragana)
一女,
一零七,
以央奈,
伊緒奈,
依緒菜,
唯央奈,
意緒名,
郁央奈,
陽凪,
魚那,
Pronunciation: EE-O-NAH
eye-OH-nah
Description: According to different interpretations, it means either "blessed" or "island". From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one", 零 (o) meaning "zero" combined with 七 (na) meaning "seven". Other kanji combinations are possible. Iona is primarily used as a given name for baby girls, but it can also be used as a surname.
Famous People
Famous people with the name Iona include Iona Opie, an English author and folklorist; and Iona Brown, a British violinist and conductor.
9.) Iona (Male)
Usage:
Meanings: Iona means “violet” in Greek. It is also a name of a Scottish island, which means “blessed” in Gaelic.
Scripts: ιώνα (Greek), Ì Chaluim Chille (Scottish Gaelic)
Иона(Russian)
იონა(Georgian)
Pronunciation: EE-AW-NAH(Georgian)
I-OH-nuh (English), YO-nuh (Scottish Gaelic)
Description: Iona means “violet” in Greek. It is also a name of a Scottish island, which means “blessed” in Gaelic. Form of Jonah used in the Latin Old Testament, as well as the Russian and Georgian form. Iona is mainly used as a girl’s name.
Famous People
Famous people with the name Iona include Iona Campagnolo (Canadian politician) and Iona Craig (British journalist).
10.) IONA (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: Taken from the name of a small island in the Hebrides, a group of islands off the west coast of Scotland. The derivation of the name is uncertain. Some believe it to be a misspelling of Ioua, an older name for the island. Its Gaelic name is I, from the Old Norse ey (island). Thus, it stands to reason that the name might be derived from this root. (I-O-NAH)
11.) IONA (Female)
Usage: Scottish
Meanings: Taken from the name of a small island in the Hebrides, a group of islands off the west coast of Scotland. Iona was the island upon which St. Columba founded a monastery which he used as a base while working to convert the Scottish people to Christianity. The derivation of the name is uncertain. Some believe it to be a misspelling of Ioua, an older name for the island. The Gaelic name for the island is I, from the Old Norse ey (island). Thus, it stands to reason that the name is derived from this root. (I-O-NAH)
