Iona (aiona) in Japanese

The name Iona in Japanese Katakana is アイオナ which in romaji is aiona. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Iona in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あいおな.

How do you write Iona in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "iona" is 阿烏那 (あうな). It is pronounced "a-u-na". The kanji 阿 means "to flatter" and 烏那 means "darkness".

The western meaning of the name "Iona" is "violet flower". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 紫苑 (Shion), which is pronounced "shi-oh-n". The kanji characters mean "purple" and "garden".

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