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Love it. And also Iona.

I think it's a really wonderful and meaningful name which should be reconsidered. It's a springy name too.

This message was edited 3/30/2021, 3:26 AM

I find this name terribly Romantic in a forlorn way. I think because it reminds me of the world "lone" as in, solitary. I think of someone very proud and cold and rather unpleasant, a classic ice queen. It's a "touch-me-not" sort of name, not entirely likeable. Yet it has a rather cheerful sound - that "nee" at the end is so cute, so disarming!

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It's a complex name for me, despite looking so simple. I like it, maybe love it, but only at arms length.

For what it's worth, I was at school with an Ione, and everyone accepted it as if it was as normal as Alison. No teasing, no raised eyebrows, nothing bad at all. I don't like the look or the sound of it, but I'm glad about that.

I prefer Iona. If not that, Io.