Given name
Ríona
In Irish Gaelic use, Ríona may be used as a form of Rionach. This connection is uncertain.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
A proposed derivation links the name to rioghan, meaning “queen”.
Ríona’s family of names
Ríona is a short form of Caitríona. Ríona is a form of Rionach.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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