Kionah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kionah

What is the meaning of the name Kionah ?

The baby name Kionah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kee-OH-nuh (approx. /kiˈoʊnə/).

Kionah is Irish in Origin.

Kionah is a contemporary feminine given name most plausibly a respelling of Kiona. Kiona is tied to a Native American place-name in the Pacific Northwest, often attributed to Sahaptin (Yakama) roots and glossed as "brown hills," echoing local geography. Because the underlying Indigenous etymology is imperfectly documented, some parents also read Kionah as a nature name by association, with the final -h added for visual balance.

In naming records, Kionah appears only rarely until the late 20th century, with sporadic use in the United States and other English-speaking countries; it remains uncommon today. Variant forms include Kiona, Kionna, Kiyona, Keona, and Kiona(h). A minority link it to Hawaiian Keona (related to John), yielding the devotional meaning "God is gracious," though this is secondary to the place-name sense.