WeaselSoup
Tue 27-Nov-12 21:25:04
I absolutely love it! It is definitely one of my favourite names.
Sorry for the hijack OP, but while we're on the subject of the name, do y'all think it would work with my surname, which is Pugh? Does Iona Pugh work?
WeaselSoup
Tue 27-Nov-12 21:25:45
Pronouncing it eye-oh-na rather than yo-na
Benaberry
Wed 28-Nov-12 15:29:50
I love it. However, likelihood of me ever using it for a dc is pretty much 0 (so I used it on the Labrador instead!)
SimplyCupcakes
Mon 20-May-13 18:27:40
I often get comments on what a pretty name it is, especially as I have to wear a name badge at work! Go for it! and the Island is remote, rugged and stunning!
Bowlersarm
Mon 20-May-13 18:28:47
I love it. I wouldn't say you have to be Scottish to use it. It's very pretty.
MadameJosephine
Mon 20-May-13 18:55:22
Gorgeous! Definitely on our list if we ever have anotherDD
Dinosaurhunter
Mon 20-May-13 19:05:47
Lovely I know a family with a Iona , islay and Isobel .
TallulahBetty
Mon 20-May-13 19:06:52
Like it. I don't agree you'd need to be Scottish.
I like it, it's semi-popular here (lowland scotland) but my DH wont' use any 'island' name:
lewis
harris
iona
skye
isla
ailsa
etc.
Don't know why, but he won't even consider them.
Weegiemum
Mon 20-May-13 19:12:58
A similar island name I like is Rhona/Rona.
Iona pretty popular here, though that might be because my dc go to a Gaelic speakingschool!
bettycoast
Mon 20-May-13 19:14:58
I've known a few, and they have all been as enchanting as the island.
Iona is one of the best places on the face of the earth. Between the se and the sky and the feeling of being away - I adore it. Nice name too 
angusandelspethsthistlewhistle
Mon 20-May-13 19:40:32
It's nice enough but i know lots of ionas and islas and in my head they are interchangeable. I can never remember whose child is named which one!
Probably just a personal mental block!
Love it! Would be high on a girls name list for me but DH hates it!
angusandelspethsthistlewhistle
Mon 20-May-13 19:43:10
Weasel, does pugh rhyme with hugh? Worst i can think of is 'i own a (church) pew'.
nothruroad
Mon 20-May-13 19:44:25
I love this name, very elegant.
Weasel I wouldn't use it with Pugh, sorry. It is a nice name though op.
BNmum
Mon 20-May-13 20:26:39
It's a lovely name, I like it a lot. I would assume there was some Scottish ancestry but at the same time wouldn't think it odd if you told me there wasn't. Go for it!
Decoy
Mon 20-May-13 21:14:42
Lovely name. And far ess overdone than Isla.
moanymandy
Tue 21-May-13 11:52:43
I also love it. just text dh to suggest for dc2! 
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