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Phoebe, Ione or Iona? (more)
Which do you prefer and why?How do you pr. Ione and Iona?
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Phoebe, hate the others. I knew a Iona ramsbottom, horrible
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Phoebe is definitely my fave, the other two aren’t really my style, but I love Phoebe. It’s classic yet quirky, ages well and is just a nice name imo. If I had to choose from Ione and Iona, then I’d go with Iona, as I prefer the look and sound of it.
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My favourite is Phoebe, it sounds light, fizzy, and pixie-like. I pronounce Ione as eye-OH-nee and Iona as eye-OWN-a.
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IonaIone looks like Lone lowercase and my phone recognizes it as a typo. At least Iona looks like Lona. Phoebe is okay but sounds like a name a big bossy girl might have.

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IoneIt's the freshest and most interesting. I pronounce it "eye-OH-nee."
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IoneI like Phoebe as well but I can’t shake off the Friends association. Not too crazy about Iona.I pronounce Ione as "eye-O-nee".
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Phoebe
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I like either Ione or Iona. Kind of leaning towards Ione. Partly because the meaning (Violet flower) is so lovely. Eye-OH-nee (Ione) and Eye-OH-nah (Iona) are my pronunciations.

This message was edited 8/22/2020, 7:07 AM

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