54%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ιων(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Of unknown etymology, possibly pre-Greek. According to Greek mythology he was a son of Creusa and Xuthus (or alternatively the god Apollo). He was said to be the ancestor of the Greek tribe of the Ionians. Related Names Same SpellingIon (1)User SubmissionIon Categories word names Entry updated January 22, 2019