"Mona" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmoʊnə/
Rhymes: -oʊnə Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{bor|en|gd|Muadhnait}} Scottish Gaelic Muadhnait, {{der|en|mga|múad|t=noble}} Middle Irish múad (“noble”), {{m|en|Monica}} Monica, {{m|en|Ramona}} Ramona, {{l|ar|مُنىٰ}} مُنىٰ (munā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mona
  1. A female given name from Irish. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Categories (place): Islands
    Sense id: en-Mona-en-name-wQzvhW3f Disambiguation of Islands: 37 37 14 3 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 32 26 0 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 38 18 0 3
  2. A female given name from Arabic. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Categories (place): Islands
    Sense id: en-Mona-en-name-epBC6kAE Disambiguation of Islands: 37 37 14 3 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 32 26 0 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 38 18 0 3
  3. The third-largest island of the Puerto Rico archipelago. Categories (place): Islands
    Sense id: en-Mona-en-name-L3avKYF4 Disambiguation of Islands: 37 37 14 3 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 32 26 0 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 38 18 0 3
  4. A city in Utah. Categories (place): Cities in Utah, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mona-en-name-5ObBKTWG
  5. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Mona-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mona Passage

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