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- DictionaryIo·na/īˈōnə/
- 1. a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the western coast of Mull. It is the site of a monastery founded by St. Columba in about 563.
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Iona is a given name that is taken from the Scottish island of Iona, which has a particular significance in the history of Christianity. The derivation of this island name itself is uncertain. The earliest forms of the name enabled place-name scholar William J. Watson to state that it originally meant something like "yew-place". Wikipedia