Mona
[ˈmoʊ.nə]Meaning
anglicised form of Muadhnait; also a Scandinavian short form of Monica
Background Story
Behind the Name gives Mona as an anglicised form of the Old Irish Muadhnait, and separately as a Scandinavian short form of Monica, a name used in Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian and the Scandinavian languages. The same source notes an association with the Greek monos, "one", and with Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa, where it is a contraction of the Italian ma donna, "my lady". It is also recorded as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Muna.
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Mima
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Aggi
A diminutive form of names like Agatha, meaning 'good' or 'kind'.
Anni
A diminutive of Anna, used in Finnish, Estonian, German and Danish
Ayda
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Caci
A diminutive of the name 'Catherine', meaning pure.
Carli
English spelling variant of Carly
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Codo
Cuna
Dessy
Italian surname; also recorded as a given name in English and Indonesian