"Rona" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Short for Corona. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Corona}} Corona Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rona
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Rona-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 8 8 33 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rona
  1. (mythology) In Māori mythology, a legendary woman who cursed the moon. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-Rona-en-name-I5pSq84m Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Hungarian Róna. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hu|Róna}} Hungarian Róna Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rona
  1. A surname from Hungarian.
    Sense id: en-Rona-en-name-24VaM12Q Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Etymology: Possibly from Old Norse [Term?] (“rough island”). Doublet of Ronay. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|t=rough island}} Old Norse [Term?] (“rough island”), {{doublet|en|Ronay}} Doublet of Ronay Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rona
  1. South Rona, a small inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Rona-en-name-zL2NsGeM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 8 8 33 34
  2. North Rona, a small and remote uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Rona-en-name-bM5hS8mk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 8 8 33 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

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