Ionela — Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

Meaning & History

Ionela is a Romanian feminine given name, derived as a diminutive or variant of Ion, which is the Romanian form of John. As such, Ionela ultimately carries the meaning "Yahweh is gracious," tracing back through the Latin Iohannes and the Greek Ἰωάννης to the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan).

Related Names

Variants

Ionelia, Ionica, Oana

Masculine Forms

Ianis, Ioan, Ion 1

Other Languages & Cultures

(English) Shavon, Shavonne (Basque) Jone 1 (Ukrainian) Zhanna (Polish) Joanna (Greek) Ioanna (Biblical Latin) Iohanna (Breton) Yanna 2 (Bulgarian) Ioana (Slovene) Ivana (Ukrainian) Yana (Bulgarian) Yanka, Yoana (Serbian) Ivanka (Bulgarian) Vanya (Portuguese) Joana (Corsican) Ghjuvanna (Slovene) Vanja, Jana 1 (Spanish (Latin American)) Johana (Swedish) Johanna (Norwegian) Johanne (Swedish) Janna (English) Janae, Jane, Janessa, Janice (Scottish) Jean 2 (French) Jeanne (English) Joan 1, Johnna, Shauna, Shawn, Shawna (Scottish) Sheena (Estonian) Jaana 2 (Finnish) Janika (Icelandic) Jóna (Swedish) Janina (Galician) Xoana (Greek) Gianna, Yanna 1, Yianna (Icelandic) Jóhanna, Jónína (Irish) Síne, Siobhán (Italian) Giovanna (Latvian) Janīna, Žanna (Serbian) Jovana, Jovanka (Macedonian) Jovka, Vana (Medieval French) Jehanne (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Geovana (Spanish (Latin American)) Giovana (Sardinian) Giuanna (Scottish) Seona, Sheona, Shona (Scottish Gaelic) Seonag, Sìne (Spanish) Juana (Ukrainian) Ivanna (Walloon) Djene (Welsh) Shan 1, Siân, Siwan

Sources: Wikipedia — Ionela