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    Iona

    eye-OH-nuh

    Meaning

    Island; Dove; Blessed

    Scottish/Hebrew origin · Girl · First in Matthew

    What it points to

    Iona shows that the smallest islands of faithfulness can become launching pads for movements that change the world.

    Verse · King James Version

    “The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed... which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs.”

    Matthew 13:31-32

    Most used in the 1910s (US records)

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