Ion is a masculine
given name. The written form corresponds to two names that are different and unrelated in origin.
The first is the
Greek name Ἴων (Iōn), after the mythical founder of the
Ionians; the modern (demonic) Greek equivalent is Ionas.
The second name is the
RomanianIon which is equivalent to the English name
John and has the same
etymology as "Jon", all tracing back to the
Hebrew Bible name
Johanan. Another variant is Ioan, the Romanian name for
John the Baptist (Ioan Botezătorul). Common diminutives are Ionel and Ionuț. Its female form is Ioana. The
surnameIonescu is derived from Ion. However, Ion can also be a surname in Romanian. The "Ion" spelling is also used as a male forename in the
Basque language, again as a cognate of "John" and sometimes used interchangeably with "Jon".
Ion as a given name
Ion of Chios (c. 490/480–c. 420 BC), Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher
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Ion is a masculine
given name. The written form corresponds to two names that are different and unrelated in origin.
The first is the
Greek name Ἴων (Iōn), after the mythical founder of the
Ionians; the modern (demonic) Greek equivalent is Ionas.
The second name is the
RomanianIon which is equivalent to the English name
John and has the same
etymology as "Jon", all tracing back to the
Hebrew Bible name
Johanan. Another variant is Ioan, the Romanian name for
John the Baptist (Ioan Botezătorul). Common diminutives are Ionel and Ionuț. Its female form is Ioana. The
surnameIonescu is derived from Ion. However, Ion can also be a surname in Romanian. The "Ion" spelling is also used as a male forename in the
Basque language, again as a cognate of "John" and sometimes used interchangeably with "Jon".
Ion as a given name
Ion of Chios (c. 490/480–c. 420 BC), Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.