Mona (name)
Pronunciation | /ˈmoʊnə/MOH-nə |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Meaning | various |
Other names | |
Related names | Monica,Ramona,Simona |
Monais afemale,and sometimesmale,given nameand asurnameof multiple origins.
Given name
[edit]As a given name, Mona can have the following meanings and origins;
Language | Source | Meaning | Variant forms | Gender |
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Arabic | Variant transliteration of Muna (مُنى) | Wish[1] | Muna, Mouna | Female |
Breton | Variant of Marivona | Female | ||
Formosan: Atayal Seediq |
Atayal: Male Seediq: Male and Female | |||
Gaelic/Irish | Anglicized form of Muadhnait[citation needed] | Noble One | Monah, Monna, Monya | Female |
Greek | Monos (μονος) | Solitary, One | Female | |
EarlyItalian | Contraction of the titleMadonna | My lady | Female | |
Miwok | Gathered of the seed of ajimson weed. | Male and Female | ||
Nepalese | Bud | Muna | Female | |
Old English | Moon | Female | ||
Persian | منا or مونا | An adjective for God, derives from Mana, means who lasts forever | Female | |
Scottish | Female form of Tormod, derived from Norman | Northman,Viking[2] | Female | |
Sanskrit | Alone, silence | Female | ||
Teutonic | Loner | Female |
Innorthern Europe,where the name is much more popular,[citation needed]Mona is interpreted as a diminutive ofMonikaor, rarely, ofRamonaorSimona.[citation needed]It is sometimes associated with the title ofLeonardo da Vinci's paintingMona Lisa,although in that context the word Mona is actually a title rather than a name. The word mona also meanscute,monkeyanddollinSpanish.InSweden,Mona'sname dayis May 4.[3]
Mona was a relatively popular given name in theUnited Statesin the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s. The highest ranking it ever reached in the US was #230, in 1950.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Mona Achache(born 1981), French-Moroccan film director, actress and screenwriter
- Mona Barthel(born 1990), German professional tennis player
- Mona Beaumont(1927–2007), French-born American painter, printmaker
- Mona Berglund Nilsson(born 1942), Swedish politician
- Mona Charen(born 1957), American columnist and political analyst
- Mona Eltahawy,Egyptian-American activist
- Mona Fandey,Malaysian singer and murderer
- Mona Ghoneim(born 1955), Egyptian composer
- Mona Grudt(born 1971), former Miss Universe from Norway
- Mona Hanna-Attisha(born 1976), pediatrician, public health advocate andFlint Water Crisiswhistleblower
- Mona Hatoum(born 1952), British artist of Palestinian origin
- Mona Hofland(1929–2010), Norwegian actress
- Mona Johannesson,Swedish model
- Mona Karim,Lebanese actress
- Mona Keijzer(born 1968), Dutch politician
- Mona Khazinder(born 1959), Saudi art curator and historian
- Mona Mahmudnizhad(1965–1983), Iranian teen executed for membership of the Bahá'í faith
- Mona Marshall(born 1947), American voice actress
- Mona Faiz Montrage (Mona 4Reall) (born 1993), Ghanaian socialite and musician
- Mona Rae Miracle(born 1939), American author, daughter of writerBerniece Baker Miracleand niece of actressMarilyn Monroe
- Mona Nemer(born 1957), Lebanese-Canadian scientist
- Mona Rai,final minister of Gour (Sylhet)
- Mona Rudo(1880-1930), Seediq leader of theMusha Incident,an anti-Japanese movement during the period of Taiwan under Japanese rule.
- Mona Sahlin(born 1957), Swedish politician
- Mona Siddiqui(born 1963), British Muslim academic
- Mona Singh,Indian actress, comedian and television presenter
- Mona Shaito(born 1994) Lebanese-American fencer
- Mona Shourie Kapoor,Indian television and film producer
- Mona L. Siegel,American scholar, author, and historian
- Mona Simpson(born 1957), American novelist of Syrian and German descent
- Mona Tougaard(born 2002), Danish fashion model
- Mona Van Duyn(1921-2004), American poet
- Mona von Bismarck(1897–1983) American socialite and fashion icon
- Mona Williams(1905–1991), American novelist and poet
- Mona Williams (Guyanese writer)(born 1943), Guyanese-New Zealand storyteller and educator
- Mona Zaki,Egyptian actress
Fictional characters
[edit]- Mona, a 2-year old green-skinned girl, main character in the YTV short seriesNanalan'
- Mona, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama filmThe Boy Who Could Fly
- Mona, an alchemist with green skin from theShovel Knightvideo games
- Mona Aamons Monzano in Kurt Vonnegut's novelCat's Cradle
- Mona Bergeron, the main character in the 1985 French filmVagabond(Sans Toit ni Loi)
- Mona Dearly, played by Bette Midler in the 2000 filmDrowning Mona
- Mona Lott, a recurrent character in the 1929–1949 BBC Radio seriesIt's That Man Again
- Mona Mayfairin several novels by Anne Rice
- Mona McCluskey,main character in television sitcom of the same name
- Astrologist Mona Megistus (Chinese:Mạc na), a hydromancer and playable character from the video gameGenshin Impact.She claims her name to mean “The Great Astrologist Mona.”
- Mona Melendy inElizabeth Enright's children's book series "The Melendy Quartet"
- Mona Mullins, a character in the TV sitcomsTop of the HeapandVinnie & Bobby
- Mona Parker,the main character in the animated television seriesMona the Vampireand thebook of the same name
- Mona Ramsey in theTales of the Citybooks byArmistead Maupin
- Mona Robinson, mother of Angela Bower in the television seriesWho's the Boss?
- Mona Rowan, a character in the 1951 novelCamilla Dickinson
- Mona Saxin the Max Payne franchise
- Mona Simpson (The Simpsons),Homer Simpson's estranged mother
- Mona Sterling Pike,Roger Sterling's first wife onMad Men
- Mona Stevens in the novelLandfall: A Channel StorybyNevil Shuteand its film adaptation
- Mona Wilder, a shape-shifter in the TV adaptation ofDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
- Mona Vanderwaalin thePretty Little Liarsnovel series
- Mona, Ross Geller's girlfriend in the television seriesFriends,played byBonnie Somerville
- Mona, a young prostitute in the novelMona Lisa OverdrivebyWilliam Gibson
- Mona, a character in theWarioWareseries of video games
- Mona Franklin, Nadine's mum inThe Edge of Seventeen
Nickname
[edit]- Mona Keijzer(born 1968), Dutch politician
- Mona Mårtenson(1902–1956), Swedish film actress
- Mona Pasquil(born 1962), American politician
Surname
[edit]As a surname, Mona can have two origins. InItalianandGreek,it is a feminine form ofMoniwhich is a short form ofSimone,the Italian form ofSimon.InArabiccountries, it is derived from the given nameMuna,meaning "unreachable wishes". It is the plural form of the word Munia (مـُـنيه).[5]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Domenico Mona(1550–1602), Italian late-Renaissance painter
- István Móna(1940–2010), Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion
- Khwezi Mona(born 1992), South African rugby union player
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Mona".Behind the Name.Retrieved18 December2011.
- ^"Tormod - Meaning of the name".Babynamespedia.com.Retrieved18 December2011.
- ^"Name days for Mona".Behind the Name.Retrieved18 December2011.
- ^"Popularity for Mona".Behind the Name.Retrieved18 December2011.
- ^"The Mona Surname".Ancestry.com.Retrieved18 December2011.