Mona (first name)
Mona is a female given name .
meaning
The name Mona has different meanings in different languages: hope in Arabic , noble in Irish . The Spanish adjective mono (feminine mona ) means cute .
The name Mona can also be the short form of the German first names Simona , Monika or Ramona . In the Mona Lisa , Mona is the short form of the Italian Madonna , so it is actually called Madonna Lisa.
Well-known namesake
- Mona Ameziane (* 1994), German radio and television presenter
- Mona Baptiste (1928–1993), pop singer
- Mona Barrie (1909-1964), American theater and film actress
- Mona Barthel (* 1990), German tennis player
- Mona Bollerud (* 1968), former Norwegian biathlete
- Mona Botros , German journalist and filmmaker
- Mona Eltahawy (* 1967), Egyptian-American journalist
- Mona Fagerås (* 1972), Norwegian politician
- Mona Freiberg (* 1950), German actress (stage name)
- Mona Grudt (* 1971), Norwegian editor, presenter, dancer and actress
- Mona Hatoum (* 1952), British artist
- Mona Hofland (1929-2010), Norwegian actress
- Mona Juul (* 1959), Norwegian diplomat
- Mona Karff (1914–1998), American chess player
- Mona Kasten (* 1992), German writer
- Mona Khaled (* 1994), Egyptian chess player
- Mona Løseth (* 1991), Norwegian ski racer
- Mona Mahmudnizhad (1965–1983), Iranian martyr
- Mona Nemer (* 1957), Canadian molecular biologist of Lebanese origin
- Mona Nørgaard (born 1948), Danish orienteer
- Mona Ozouf (* 1931), French historian and writer
- Mona Pirzad (* 1984), German actress of Iranian origin
- Mona Røkke , b. Scobie (1940-2013), Norwegian politician
- Mona Rüster (1901–1976), German table tennis player
- Mona Seefried (* 1957), Austrian actress
- Mona Seilitz (1943–2008), Swedish actress and presenter
- Mona Simpson , b. Jandali, (* 1957), American novelist and essayist
- Mona Solheim (* 1979), former Norwegian Taekwondoin
- Mona Steigauf (* 1970), German athlete
- Mona Vetsch (* 1975), Swiss television and radio presenter
- Mona Washbourne (1903–1988), British actress
- Mona Yahia (* 1954), Arab-Jewish artist and writer
Place names
- The city of Mona in Jamaica
- The island of Mona in the Caribbean
- The city of Mona, Utah , United States
Popular culture
- Mona the Vampire , an animated series
- Mona Simpson , a character in the animated series The Simpsons
- The Mona Case , an American comedy (2000)
- Mona Vanderwaal, character from the US mystery series Pretty Little Liars
- Mona , song by Bo Diddley
See also
- Mona (disambiguation)
- Mona Lisa (disambiguation)