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This name also has a great history behind it because its close tie to the history of The Book of Kells. Many historians think it was either partly or entirely written there.

As stated under the name "Ione" (Greek Mythology, English), "From Greek ιον (ion) meaning "violet flower". This was the name of a sea nymph in Greek mythology. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, though perhaps based on the Greek place name Ionia, a region on the west coast of Asia Minor."

I always thought it means violet. In Greek ion means violet, like the flower.

The Hebrew meaning of Iona is 'dove'.

Aye, the origin is Scots but it also means "blessed".