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)