MEANING & HISTORY
What does Ion mean?
Ion has more than one history. In Basque and Romanian it is a form of Iohannes and belongs to the Yoḥanan name family, associated with divine graciousness.
The Ion of Greek mythology is a different name whose ultimate origin is unresolved; the John interpretation should not be imposed on that account.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Basque / Romanian
People with the name Ion
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Ion Perez
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Names in this collection
- Dion♂♀Greek Dion; also a familiar form of Dionysius
- Ione♀Violet flower
- Zion♂From the biblical place name Zion in Jerusalem
- Orion♂♀Greek mythological hunter and constellation name
- Marion♂♀Medieval French diminutive of Marie
- Ioannes♂Biblical Greek form of John: Yahweh is gracious
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Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 1 person records with this given name · Q1671988 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.