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I can't seem to get to the bottom of this. What is the MOST COMMON way to pronounce Ione in English-speaking places? I've heard several possible answers, including:
1) EYE-uh-nee; exactly like Hermione without the herm; starting with a long i
2) EYE-own-nee; with a distinct o sound in the middle; like "I own E", starting with a long i
3) EE-own-nee or EE-uh-nee; starting with a short i
4) EYE-own or EE-own; with no e sound at the end
1) EYE-uh-nee; exactly like Hermione without the herm; starting with a long i
2) EYE-own-nee; with a distinct o sound in the middle; like "I own E", starting with a long i
3) EE-own-nee or EE-uh-nee; starting with a short i
4) EYE-own or EE-own; with no e sound at the end
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There are two according to this website: eye-OH-nee and eye-OHN.
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This message was edited 2/24/2019, 2:07 PM
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The only person I've met named Ione pronounced it eye-OHN.
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Yes...
The only person I know with this name (the mother of a friend, making her age 60-65 at least) was eye-OWN. This is in the U.S.; I don't know if other pronunciations are more common in the UK, etc.
The only person I know with this name (the mother of a friend, making her age 60-65 at least) was eye-OWN. This is in the U.S.; I don't know if other pronunciations are more common in the UK, etc.
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For what it's worth, the girl I know is probably 19-20, also in the US.
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This
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I've not seen this name more than once, but she was living in the UK but with parents (or grandparents) from idk... elsewhere? I don't even know where. She was a tan girl with a possibly Asian surname
Should say that she had a British accent, but her parents had something of an accent
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I've not seen this name more than once, but she was living in the UK but with parents (or grandparents) from idk... elsewhere? I don't even know where. She was a tan girl with a possibly Asian surname
Should say that she had a British accent, but her parents had something of an accent
This message was edited 2/21/2020, 2:13 PM
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I've only ever known one Ione, and she was very firm about the pronunciation! Only eye-OWN-ee would do.
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The one person I've known called Ione pronounced it Eye-OH-nee, like Iona but with an "ee" sound at the end. The stress is on the middle syllable. This is in England.
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There's a town called Ione up north a bit...(m)
...and it's pronounced eye-OWN by the locals. I can't speak for other places, though, because a lot of these pronunciations are regional. It's kind of like the pronunciation difference between the state Nevada (as nev-AH-duh) or the town Nevada (neh-VAY-duh).
*Edit* This is all in the USA, by the way.
...and it's pronounced eye-OWN by the locals. I can't speak for other places, though, because a lot of these pronunciations are regional. It's kind of like the pronunciation difference between the state Nevada (as nev-AH-duh) or the town Nevada (neh-VAY-duh).
*Edit* This is all in the USA, by the way.
This message was edited 8/25/2008, 11:53 AM
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I think it's generally a 2-syllable pronunciation in the United States and a 3-syllable one in the UK.
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EYE-own-nee is the pronunciation I prefer.
EYE-own sounds like "I own" as in "I own a car" so I really wouldn't use that pronunciation.
I think in Greek it would be pronounced EE-o-neh
EYE-own sounds like "I own" as in "I own a car" so I really wouldn't use that pronunciation.
I think in Greek it would be pronounced EE-o-neh
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Make a poll, you'll get more responses. But it probably also depends on where you are; I've heard eye-OWN here in the NW US.
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My grandmother born 1920 was known by eye-own-uh although the spelling is Ione. Hope that helps.
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My name is Ione, nobody ever gets it right � it is pronounced as seen in no. 2) eye-own-ee
My parents got it out of a Greek name book. I am Autralian with an English background. Hope that's helpful!
My parents got it out of a Greek name book. I am Autralian with an English background. Hope that's helpful!
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My names ione and you say it as eye own nee
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