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Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iona
Today it means: A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland. Full definition →
Today it means: A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland. Full definition →
Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.