# Iona

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /aɪˈonə/ · frequency rank #37,987

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **iOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-ios)
- **IRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-ira)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-isa)
- **IPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-ipa)
- **iron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-iron)
- **Iowa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-iowa)
- **Ions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-ions)
- **issa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-issa)
- **Isla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-isla)
- **Irma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-irma)
- **iota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-iota)
- **isha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-isha)
- **irony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-irony)
- **irons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-irons)
- **ionic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-ionic)
- **Irina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-irina)
- **Ivana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-ivana)
- **Ionian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-ionian)
- **in** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/in-vs-iona)
- **IA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ia-vs-iona)

## Common misspellings (4)
`inoa`, `ioan`, `ionna`, `oina`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/iona