Paidonia () is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. It is part of the community of Repetista. The village is located at the base of Paleogribiani hill.
Name The toponym Paidonia is derived from the Slavic noun 'steep place', from the root pad- 'to fall' and the suffix -ynja; earlier -ynь with the Slavic d being rendered as t/đ and the Slavic y as u in Greek.. The accent shifted downward due to the Greek formation of collective toponyms ending in -onia, and the intersyllabic -i- developed, probably through a false etymology associating it with the Greek word aidoni 'nightingale'.
See also List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit
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