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Ion

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.

proper noun

  1. 1

    Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.

  2. 2

    Ion of Chios, a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher of the Pythagorean school

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn).

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname from Romanian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Ion.

Forms

plural
Ions
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