The name Ione has multiple meanings, including a Greek name, an Italian word, and a mythological figure:
- Ione is a Greek name for girls that means "violet". It may come from the Greek word ion, which means "violet flower". The name may also be a reference to Ionian Greece, a region on the west coast of Asia Minor. In Greek mythology, Ione was the name of a sea nymph and one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the sea god Nereus