In the world, Iona (Iona 
, Йона 
, יונה , along with others...) is a common principally female, but very infrequently masculine given name. The given name Iona is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a common female name, Aland Islands, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Georgia, where it is quite a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Bulgaria, the United States, and Romania. Very seldom, Iona is the last name as well as the forename.
Iona is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
Iona is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jonah , the Biblical and Quranic prophet, Old Testament; Iona Hikawa , the fictional character from HappinessCharge PreCure!; J. Jonah Jameson , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Spider-Man 3; Jonah Hex , the DC Comics character, Legends of Tomorrow and Iona Potapov , character in Misery, and in many other works.
| iona solovetsky (b. 1561) |
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| giovanni battista iona IT (b. 1588) |
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iona madzharov GR (b. 1849) |
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iona iakir Soviet military commander, MD (b. 1896) |
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iona by-brodsky (b. 1896) |
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iona campagnolo Canadian politician, CA (b. 1932) |
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| iona bosville macdonald (1886-1972) (b. 1886) |
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| iona rosetta sedgley (b. 1886) |
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| iona vakeli (1900-1988) (b. 1900) |
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| iona mary herdman (born 1911) (b. 1911) |
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| iona diosma christian oliphant (1919-1996) (b. 1919) |
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| iona banks Welsh actress (b. 1920) |
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| iona mary huddleston abney-hastings (born 1922) (b. 1922) |
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| iona opie English scholar of folklore and children's culture, GB (b. 1923) |
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| iona quintal (born 1924) (b. 1924) |
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