Scottish

Rhona

Pronounced ROH-naShare

Meaning: Possibly rough island

  • Girl
  • Rare gem
  • 2 syllables

The story

Rhona may derive from one of the Hebridean islands called Rona, whose name has an Old Norse rough-island interpretation. The personal-name derivation remains tentative.

Spellings & variants

  • Rona

Popularity

Rare gem

Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

Origins

Rhona comes from Scottish.

Scottish Gaelic

Shona

Scottish form in the Joan and Janet families

Rare gem
English · Scottish Gaelic

Glenna

Valley, through Glenn

Rare gem
Welsh

Olwen

White footprint

Rare gem
Welsh · Latin

Lowri

Laurel

Rare gem
Welsh

Haf

Summer

Rare gem
Welsh

Eira

Snow in Welsh

Uncommon
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