Mona

Proper noun

Mona f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Portulacaceae.

Further reading

• Portulacaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Portulacaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology

Anglicized form Gaelic Muadhnait, from muadh "noble". In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monika or, rarely, of Ramona, and sometimes associated with the title of da Vinci's painting Mona (=madonna) Lisa.

Proper noun

Mona

1. A female given name.
2. The third-largest island of the Puerto Rico archipelago.
3. A city in Utah.

Anagrams

• Amon, Mano, Noam, Oman, Onam, mano, moan, noma

Proper noun

Mona

1. A female given name.

Proper noun

Mona f

1. A female given name

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoːnaː]

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• Hyphenation: Mo‧na

Proper noun

Mona

1. A female given name.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μόνα (Móna).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.na/, [ˈmɔ.na]

Proper noun

Mona f (genitive Monae); first declension

1. The island of Anglesey

References

• Mona in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Mona in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Mona in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Etymology

20th century short form of Monica or rarely Ramona, sometimes also borrowed from the English Mona.

Proper noun

Mona

1. A female given name.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 582 females with the given name Mona living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Proper noun

Mona f

1. Mona (ancient name of Anglesey)

Proper noun

Mona c (genitive Monas)

1. A female given name.