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Iona name meaning

Last Name
194
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Iona mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Iona

User Submitted Origins

Celtic
51%
English
28%
Native American
13%
Scottish
2%
Welsh
2%
Irish
2%
Hawaiian
2%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Iona is of Scottish origin and means "Purple gem".
  2. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Iona means "A Scottish island or a purple gem".
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Wiktionary

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

  1. A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
  2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of mostly Scottish usage.
  3. A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. A census-designated place in Lee County, Florida.
  6. A city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
  7. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana.
  8. A city in Murray County, Minnesota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
  10. An unincorporated community in Lyman County, South Dakota.

Iona was also found in the following language(s): Hawaiian and Latin

Notable Persons Named Iona

Notable Persons Named Iona

Iona Morris

Iona Morris is an actress and voice actress. She was most prominent from 1966 to 1966. Iona was born as the child of Greg Morris on May 23rd, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio. Iona is also known as Jonia Morris.

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Iona Yakir

Iona Yakir is a military person. His military service ended in 1937.

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Iona Campagnolo

Iona Campagnolo is a Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Iona was born on October 18th, 1932 in Galiano Island.

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Iona Craig

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Iona Pinto

Iona Pinto was a model (people). She holds the title Eve's Weekly Miss India International 1960, Eve's Weekly Miss India World 1960, and Eve's Weekly Miss India. She died on June 21st, 2012.

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Iona Jones

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Iona

Notable Persons With the Last Name Iona

Saint Adomnán of Iona

Saint Adomnán of Iona was a saint. Saint was born in 624 in County Donegal. He left this life in 704.

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Martyrs of Iona

They passed away in 806.

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Rodney Iona

Rodney Iona is a rugby player. Rodney was born on August 17th, 1991 in Melbourne.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Iona U.S.
  White 38.14% 64.26%
  African American 3.61% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 27.84% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 19.59% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 10.82% 16.26%

Of Last Name Iona

People with the last name Iona are most frequently White, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, Two or More Ethnicities, or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Iona

  • How Popular is the name Iona? Iona is the 2,335th most popular name of all time. As a last name Iona was the 94,311th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Iona have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 11,877 babies born with the first name Iona in the United States. That's more than enough people named Iona to occupy the country of Tuvalu with an estimated population of 10,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Iona? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 18 new born babies.
  • When was Iona first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Iona is Thursday, May 7th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Iona born? The highest recorded use of the first name Iona was in 1918 with a total of 404 babies.
  • Random Iona Factoid: According to the 1922 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Iona ranks 108th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Wyoming. Imagine that, 5 babies in Wyoming have the same name in 1922.
  • Weird things about the name Iona: The name spelled backwards is Anoi. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Aion. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Iona? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 194 people with the last name Iona.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Iona? Iona is one of the most unique last names recorded.
  • Iona name meaning

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