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View Name: Io


IO
GENDER: Feminine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Ιω (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: IE-o (English), EE-o (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Io was a princess loved by Zeus, who changed her into a heifer in order to hide her from Hera. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.
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