Iona
იონაИона
The Russian and Georgian Christian form of Jonah, the Hebrew prophet's name meaning "dove".
Meaning and origin
Iona is the Eastern Christian form of the Hebrew prophet Jonah's name, carried into Russian and Georgian through the Church Slavonic and Georgian translations of the Old Testament used in Orthodox worship.
How to pronounce Iona
| Russian | ee-OH-nuh /ɪˈonə/ |
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