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 [ 2 syll. mo-na, mon-a ] The girl name Mona is pronounced MOWNah KEY. 1: Mona is of Celtic origin, and it is predominantly used in the English, Irish, Manx, and Welsh languages. The name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Muadhnait (Old Irish), itself a feminine diminutive of muadh ('good, noble'). The name had a strong Irish flavor initially, but it has since the late 19th century been adopted by other English speakers. It is sometimes associated with the Greek monos ('single, only'). In Scotland, it represents a feminine form of Tormod. Variant forms of the name include the Welsh Mon and the English Moyna. 2: Mona is of Arabic origin, and it is used mainly in Arabic and Iranian. Here, it means 'wish, desire'. A variant of Mona is Mona (English, Irish, Manx, Welsh, Arabic, Greek, Scandinavian, Scottish, and German). 3: Mona's language of origin is Native American-Miwok. Meaning: gathering jimson-weed seed. In addition, Mona is a variant form (Arabic) of the Arabic, Indian, and Spanish Muna. Mona is also a pet form (English, German, and Scandinavian) of the English, Italian, and Portuguese Monica. Mona is also a pet form (Arabic, English, Greek, Irish, Scandinavian, and Scottish) of the German and Spanish Ramona. Mona is also a variant form (Arabic, English, Greek, Irish, Scandinavian, and Scottish) of the Arabic and Iranian Mona. See also the related forms, the Italian Monia and the Scandinavian and Scottish Tormod. Mona is an uncommon baby name for girls. At the modest height of its usage in 1950, 0.062% of baby girls were named Mona. It ranked at #230 then. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is now of irregular use. In 2008, within the group of girl names directly related to Mona, the English, Italian, and Portuguese Monica was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Mona include the English and German Moana, the Arabic and Indian Maha, the Indian Mahi, the English Mahwah, the English and Italian Maia, the Russian Maiya, the English Mamie, the English Mana, the English Manie, the French Manon, the German Manu, the English Many, the Russian Manya, the English Maya, the English Mayghan, the English and Welsh Meaghan, the English Meaghen, the Indian Meena, the English Meggie, and the Welsh Meinwen. A famous person named Mona is Artist's Model, Mona Lisa, born 1503, Florence, Italy. KEY: English pronunciation for Mona: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
