Iona

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

proper noun

A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

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Icolmkill
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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.

    2025 April 20, Lamorna Ash, “Could I become a Christian in a year?”, in The Observer, →ISSN

    Synonyms: Icolmkill

  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.
  11. A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Similar
Icolmkill
Also see
icolmkill

Origin

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

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Translations

Bulgarian Айона
  • Айона (Ajona)small island in the Inner Hebrides
Irish Í, Í Cholm Cille
  • Ísmall island in the Inner Hebrides
  • Í Cholm Cillesmall island in the Inner Hebrides
Scottish Gaelic Ì Chaluim Chille, Ì
  • Ì Chaluim Chillesmall island in the Inner Hebrides
  • Ìsmall island in the Inner Hebrides

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Iona

ArizonaBarcelonacoronabolognaJonahVeronakonamonakronapomonabonapersonaWinonaRamonakimonoLeonaShonaronaIlonaPamplonaCremonaRhonaBellonaAlcona
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Anagrams

AIONInoanaio
Cite this entry
APA

Iona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iona

MLA

“Iona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iona. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iona,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iona.

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