Iona

== English == === Etymology === Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í. === Pronunciation === (Scotland) IPA(key): /aɪˈonə/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aɪˈəʊnə/ (General American) IPA(key): /aɪˈoʊnə/ Rhymes: -əʊnə === Proper noun === Iona A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland. Synonym: Icolmkill A female given name transferred from the place name, of mostly Scottish usage. A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada. A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. A census-designated place in Lee County, Florida. A city in Bonneville County, Idaho. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana. A city in Murray County, Minnesota. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey. An unincorporated community in Lyman County, South Dakota. A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia ==== Translations ==== === 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 Jonah (biblical character) the book of Jonah a male given name originating from the Bible 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): [ˈjoː.naː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjɔː.na] Jōna: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjoː.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjɔː.na] === Proper noun === Iōnā m ablative of Iōnās === Proper noun === Iōna m vocative of Iōnās