Iona

Girl

Origin: Scottish Gaelic · Greek

Meaning

“from the Scottish island, whose name probably means 'yew place' in Old Irish”

The Isle of Iona off Scotland's west coast is one of the most sacred sites in Celtic Christianity, where Saint Columba founded his monastery in 563.

Rarity: rare

Peak decade: 1920s

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