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Baby Name Iona |
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Meaning of Iona - What does the name Iona means? |
Pronunciation: |
ee-o-nah | |
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Boy Name |
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Hawaiian |
Name Meaning: |
Hawaiian form of Jonah, the English cognate of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Jonas and the Ecclesiastic Greek Ionas, which are from the Hebrew Yonah (dove). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet who was thrown overboard during a storm after he had disobeyed God. He was swallowed by a huge fish but was cast unharmed upon the shore three days later |
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