Gender: Feminine
Origin: Germanic
Meaning: “Fighter/soldier for God.”
Pronunciation: (vee-YOH-nah)
Nicknames: Vi, Vija, Jona
Details: Formed from the combination of the Germanic/Norse vi meaning “holy, fighter” and from the Germanic jona, feminine form of John, derived from the Hebrew Yochanan meaning “god is gracious”.
For those of us who like Fiona, this could make a very unusual, alternative choice.
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