Iola

It's nice.

This was my paternal grandmother's name. It sounds very old-fashioned and southern...not a bad thing!

Iola is a very pretty name. It would be a good alternative to Iona, without the dreaded "I own a" jokes.

I think this is a pretty name, either in its own right or as a nickname for Iolanthe. Now that Lola and Isla are climbing the name charts I can't understand why Iola, more refined than Lola in my opinion and prettier than Isla in my opinion, isn't also on the rise.

I tkink Iola is a very pretty name, pronounced the Welsh way, Yo-lah.