LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · feminine

Iol

Iol f (indeclinable)

Meaning

  1. femininehistoricalindeclinableformer name of Caesarea: a city in northern Algeria; modern Cherchell

Iol, is, f.,
I. the former name of the city of Cæsarea in Numidia, now Ser-Sel, Plin. 5, 2, 1, § 20; Mel. 1, 6.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἰὼλ (Iṑl), from Punic 𐤀𐤉 (⁧ʾy⁩, “island”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyIolIol afterwards CAESAREA (Ἰὼλ Καισάρεια, Ptol. ii 4.5; ἡ Καισάρεια, Strab., &c.), originally an obscure Phoenician settlement on the N. coast of Africa…

Quick answers

What does Iol mean in Latin?
Iol, a proper noun, means “former name of Caesarea: a city in northern Algeria; modern Cherchell”.