Iona (disambiguation)

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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

United States

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

People

  • Iona (name)
  • Iona Brown, violinist
  • Iona Campagnolo, Canadian politician
  • Iona Craig (born 1976), British-Irish journalist
  • Iona Fyfe (born 1998), Scottish singer
  • Iona Opie, researcher of children's lore
  • Iona Wynter, Jamaican athlete

Ships

  • Iona I 1855 J&G Thomson paddle steamer, sunk off Fort Matilda, 1862
  • PS Iona 1864 MacBrayne paddle steamer
  • MV Iona 1970 MacBrayne ferry
  • MS Iona 2020 P&O Cruises cruise ship

Schools

  • Iona University, a Catholic university located in New Rochelle, New York, USA
  • 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

Acronyms

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)
Topics referred to by the same term
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