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Iona

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lakehouse · 12/10/2018 16:48

What are your thoughts on Iona for a girl?

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Sunflower321 · 15/10/2018 18:09

I also like Ilona, pronounced il-lona.

pictish · 15/10/2018 17:49

No one has ever called me Lona. X

teabag20048 · 14/10/2018 18:03

I love it. I hae never heard of it before until last year, my first thoughts were what a lovely unusual name.

missmouse101 · 14/10/2018 18:01

It's ok, but the I can look like an L so people call her Lona, which is very annoying!

TidyDancer · 14/10/2018 17:54

I like it. Slight preference to Ione, but both are nice.

JosellaPlayton · 14/10/2018 04:20

I think it sounds like which isn’t very nice. And then it’s obviously the island and also a private college here in the US... and personally I don’t like place names. So I’m really not a fan. But if you love it then that’s all that matters!

ThriftyMcThrifty · 14/10/2018 04:14

Lovely name, I have an adult friend named this and she is a beautiful person, clever and kind. She’s not tall though!

Viviviolet · 13/10/2018 17:43

Haha about the tall comments because I’ve met two Iona’s and both of them are over 6 foot!

pictish · 13/10/2018 09:06

I never thought of that actually. I’m Scottish and live in Scotland so it’s always pronounced correctly. It’s possibly not a great name for certain accents to say.

NoBirthdayHugs · 13/10/2018 09:04

I know a toddler with this name but every time her Mum says it it sounds to me ‘I own her’ I can’t get past that and it makes the name sound ugly to me.

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lakehouse · 13/10/2018 09:01

My surname isn't a noun so hopefully that's ok!

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Frosty66611 · 13/10/2018 08:03

I really like it. It’s in my top 10 list of girls name if I ever have a daughter

pictish · 13/10/2018 08:00

What’s wrong with Iona Wood? Confused

Iona Carr I can understand as having potential to be teased, or Iona Gunn or whatever...but Iona Wood is fine?

I have had a handful of people over my 43 years say, “What do you own? hahahaa.” But the Hmm face has put them back in their place with their lame-arsed attempt at pisstaking. Most people by far tell me I have a great name.

Aprilislonggone · 12/10/2018 22:22

As long as your surname isn't Wood.

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lakehouse · 12/10/2018 22:17

Excellent, looks like I have a winner (as long as she is tall!)

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DramaAlpaca · 12/10/2018 21:31

It's lovely.

Eleanor90 · 12/10/2018 21:23

Love it, doesn’t work with our surname unfortunately or it would have been on my list.

Angelf1sh · 12/10/2018 19:28

I like it, but for some reason I think it would only suit someone who was likely to grow up to be tall.

SmilingButClueless · 12/10/2018 19:27

I like it, but as PP said it has to work as a surname. I wouldn’t use it if your surname was Carr or Twatt, put it that way...

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 12/10/2018 19:27

Lovely.

RuthW · 12/10/2018 19:26

One of my fav names. Unfortunately someone put me off by saying 'I own her'

Peachbubble · 12/10/2018 18:32

Like it

Sunflower321 · 12/10/2018 17:25

Lovely

Mrspotter12 · 12/10/2018 17:02

Depends on pronunciation- Welsh Yona i love, eye-ona not so much! But not my choice

TatianaLarina · 12/10/2018 17:01

Lovely.

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