mona
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mona¹
- /ˈmoʊnə/
Where it comes from
From Spanish mona (“monkey”).
noun monas
- Cercopithecus mona, a West African monkey.
Mona²
- /ˈməʊ̯nə/ UK
- /ˈmɵ̞ʊ̯nə/ UK
- /ˈmoʊ̯nə/ US
- /ˈmɔʊ̯nə/ US
Sounds like moaner (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -əʊnə
Where it comes from
Anglicized from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Muadhnait, from Middle Irish múad (“noble”). In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monica or, rarely, of Ramona, and sometimes associated with the title of da Vinci's painting Mona (=madonna) Lisa.
The Arabic and Persian name مُنىٰ (munā) is sometimes Romanised as Mona.
proper noun
- A female given name from Irish.
- A female given name from Arabic.
- The third-largest island of the Puerto Rico archipelago.
- A city in Utah.
- A surname.
MONA³
proper noun
- Acronym of Moths of North America
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: monad, mina, sperm, mani, mecca, mon, mena, lisa, mok, menna, gioconda, minni, muna, mono, mico, chango
Talk about this word "mona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mona. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mona. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mona "mona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mona.Cite this
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