THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Mona
Mona is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Mona Lisa, Mona Alawi. This snapshot links the name to 3 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
English
- /ˈməʊ̯nə/Received-Pronunciation
- /ˈmɵ̞ʊ̯nə/Received-Pronunciation
- /ˈmoʊ̯nə/General-American
- /ˈmɔʊ̯nə/General-American
Mo · na2 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A female given name from Irish.; A female given name from Arabic.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Latin Monica, name of the mother of St. Augustine, of uncertain meaning but probably Berber or Phoenician origin.
A female given name from Latin.
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Ramona.
A female given name from Spanish.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). The given name is derived from the English term, not used as a given name in Italy. Doublet of madam.
A female given name from Italian.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Mona
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Mona Alawi
Filipino actress
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Mona Lisa
Filipino film actress (1922–2019)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
3
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Mona Lisa, Mona Alawi
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Mona in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Mona
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Jona♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Alona♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Chona♀Given name recorded in the source dictionary
- Glona♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Leona♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Moira♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Monera·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Monib·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Mona?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Mona further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q2419834 — Mona (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Mona Lisa (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2419834 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Mona Alawi (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2419834 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mona (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mona (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mona (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mona (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.