Ione 🔥

A very pretty and feminine name.

I have a cousin named this, but they just pronounce it eye-own. Makes me wonder if my aunt actually knew how to pronounce this name, or just guessed...

Even though I dislike Hermione, for some reason, I love Ione!

A lovely, distinctive name. I like the "eye-OWE-nee" pronunciation best.

A beautiful and unique name any way it's pronounced. I prefer the way that rhymes with Hermione, though.

My grandmother was named Ione and it she pronounced it EYE-own.
But she was Welsh, so it could go either way.

Can it be pronounced EYE-oh-nee (rhymes with Hermione)?

As others have said, this is pronounced eye-oh-nee.

This is my sister's name. We pronounce it "eye-own-ee" which I think is much prettier than what the Nameberry site suggests (starting with an "ee" rather than "eye"). I'm pretty sure Ione Skye pronounces it "eye-own-ee" and wouldn't be surprised if Coco Rocha's new baby Ioni is pronounced that way too. It's not that different from the more common "Iona".

I love this unique name, it's a middle name of a great great grandmother on my fathers side. It's so different that pronounciation is a bit difficult but I say it as I-oh-knee

I love this name! It's probably not a viable name option when it comes to naming my future kids, as it sounds pretty bad in my native language. But I love it, from the meaning, its rich history and the image it evokes of a sophisticated beautiful woman, to the lovely pronunciation. Similar to Hermione, another name I really like but is also rather unusable (a main reason being the heavy Harry Potter association, as much as I love the series).

This was my grandmother's middle name and I never understood why no one in my family used it when naming their children. I think it's a beautiful name and I plan to use it as a middle name.