Iona
The name of a small Hebridean island in Scotland, home to the early monastery Saint Columba founded, taken up directly as a girl's given name.
Meaning and origin
Iona names the small island off the west coast of Scotland where the Irish monk Columba established his influential monastery in the sixth century, from which Christianity spread through much of early medieval Scotland…
How to pronounce Iona
| English (US) | eye-OH-nuh /aɪˈoʊnə/ |
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