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Iona

/aɪˈonə/ Scotland
/aɪˈəʊnə/ UK
/aɪˈoʊnə/ US

Rhymes with -əʊnə

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland. They say you go to Iona when your life is in transition. The 3 by 1.5-mile island is a holy site because it was the first point of contact between Scotland and Christianity.
Similar: Icolmkill
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"Iona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/iona. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Iona. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/iona

Chicago

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@misc{iona_2026,
  title = {Iona},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iona},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}