Iona is an island of the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, with particular significance in the history of Christianity in Scotland.

Derived from the Scottish island of Iona

Place names

Australia

  • Iona, Darlinghurst, a heritage-listed house and former hospital in Sydney, New South Wales
  • Iona, Victoria in eastern Victoria
  • Iona Gas Plant in Western Victoria near Port Campbell

Canada

  • Iona, Nova Scotia (on Cape Breton Island)
  • Iona Island (British Columbia)
  • Iona, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Iona Station and Iona in Ontario

United States

  • Iona, Florida
  • Iona, Idaho
  • Iona, Minnesota
  • Iona, New Jersey
  • Iona Island (New York)

People

  • Iona (name)

Ships

  • J&G Thomson paddle steamer, sunk off Fort Matilda, 1862
  • MacBrayne paddle steamer
  • 1970 MacBrayne ferry
  • 2020 P&O Cruises cruise ship

Schools

  • Iona University, a Catholic university located in New Rochelle, New York, USA
  • Iona Gaels, the university's athletic program
  • Iona Preparatory School, a Catholic high school located in New Rochelle, New York, USA
  • Iona Catholic Secondary School, a member of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  • Iona College (Windsor, Ontario), a affiliated college of the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada founded by the United Church of Canada
  • Iona Presentation College, Perth, a Catholic high school located in Perth, Western Australia
  • Iona College (Queensland), a Catholic school located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • Iona College, Havelock North, a Presbyterian girls' school in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Other uses

  • The Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian community based on the island and in Glasgow
  • Iona National Airways, the first commercial airline in Ireland
  • Iona (band), a progressive rock band from the UK
  • Iona (album), their first album
  • "Iona", a single from Joy (album), by Scottish band the Skids and Mike Oldfield
  • Iona Church, Port Chalmers, a Presbyterian church in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Iona (film), a 2015 film starring Ruth Negga

Of separate origin

  • Hurricane Iona, a tropical cyclone in the 2025 Pacific hurricane season
  • Iona (spider), a genus of jumping spiders

Place names

Angola

  • Iona National Park in the Namibe province
  • Iona, Namibe, a commune in the Namibe province

United States

  • Iona, South Dakota

Acronyms

  • IONA, an acronym for Islands of the North Atlantic, an alternative term for the British Isles
  • IONA Technologies PLC, a software company with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland

Fictional characters

  • Iona, Shield of Emeria, a legendary angel from Zendikar, a Magic: The Gathering expansion set
  • Iona, a Fog Mental Model from Arpeggio of Blue Steel
  • Hikawa Iona (Cure Fortune), character of HappinessCharge PreCure!
  • Iona MacLean, TV character from Monarch of the Glen
  • Iona Payne, TV character from Forever

See also

  • Jona (disambiguation)
  • Yona (disambiguation)