Name
MONA

Name MONA

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 74,456 births of Mona in the countries below, which represents an average of 524 births of children bearing the first name Mona per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 855 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Mona   
In Italiano Nome Mona   
Variations : Monica , Mónica


Information about the first name Mona

We celebrate Mona on October 28th
The first name Mona is listed in our categories :The first name Mona has been assigned to:
0.01% to boys
99.99% to girls
The country where the first name Mona is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Female
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Mona

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Mona : Amon, Amón, Anmo, Mano, Namo, Naom, Noam, Noâm, Noäm, Noma, Oman, Omna

Mona in Japanese *

Romajimona
Katakanaモナ
Hiraganaもな
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Mona in Japanese
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Mona in sign language

Mona in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Mona

US English
Etymology src :
  • 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.
Etymology src :
  • From Spanish mona (“monkey”).
Anagrams src :
  • Amon, Mano, NOMA, Noam, Oman, Onam, mano, maon, moan, noma
Noun src :
  • mona (plural monas)
  • Cercopithecus mona, a West African monkey.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoʊnə/
  • Rhymes: -oʊnə
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoʊnə/
Middle English
Noun src :
  • mona
  • (Early Middle English) Alternative form of mone (“moon”)
General
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈmoːnaː]
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧na
Proper noun src :
  • Mona
  • A female given name from Irish.
  • The third-largest island of the Puerto Rico archipelago.
  • A city in Utah.
  • A surname.
ES Spanish
Etymology src :
  • From mono (“monkey”). Compare English monkey.
Adjective src :
  • mona f sg
  • feminine singular of mono
Noun src :
  • mona f (plural monas, masculine mono, masculine plural monos)
  • female equivalent of mono; female monkey
  • copycat
  • (Mexico, Chile) doll, puppet
  • (Colombia) blonde woman
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmona/ [ˈmo.na]
  • (Colombia)
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: mo‧na
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • → English: mona
  • → Italian: mona
Old English
Etymology src :
  • From Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s, probably a suffixed form of an ultimate root *meh₁- (“to measure”).
Alternative forms src :
  • mōne
Noun src :
  • mōna m
  • moon
  • c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.nɑ/
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • Middle English: mone, moone, mon, moyn, monæ, monaEnglish: moonSranan Tongo: munTok Pisin: munTorres Strait Creole: mun
  • Scots: muin, mone, monne, moon, moune, mowne, moyn, moyne, mune, mwne
  • Yola: mond
PT Portuguese
Pronunciation src :
  • Hyphenation: mo‧na
Proper noun src :
  • Mona f
  • Mona (ancient name of Anglesey)
  • Synonym: Anglesey
SE Swedish
Anagrams src :
  • Oman
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /²moːna/
  • Rhymes: -²oːna
  • Homophone: måna
Proper noun src :
  • Mona c (genitive Monas)
  • a female given name
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Mona-Lisa
  • Monika
Esperanto
Etymology src :
  • From mono +‎ -a.
Adjective src :
  • mona (accusative singular monan, plural monaj, accusative plural monajn)
  • (money) pecuniary, monetary
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈmona]Audio: Rhymes: -onaHyphenation: mo‧na
Latin
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μόνα (Móna).
  • Cognate with the Celtic names of other isles, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (related to Welsh mynydd, Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare mōns).
Pronunciation src :
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.na/, [ˈmɔnä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.na/, [ˈmɔːnä]
Proper noun src :
  • Mona f sg (genitive Monae); first declension
  • The island of Anglesey
Proper noun (Declension) src :
  • First-declension noun, singular only.
Proper noun (See also) src :
  • Monapia
IT Italian
Etymology src :
  • From Spanish mono, of Arabic origin.
Etymology src :
  • Uncertain.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • mona f (plural mone)
  • (obsolete) monkey
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɔna
  • Hyphenation: mò‧na
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • mona m (invariable)
  • (regional, chiefly Triveneto, vulgar, derogatory) idiot, silly, dupe
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmo.na/
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Hyphenation: mó‧na
Anagrams src :
  • Maon, Oman, mano, noma
DK Danish
Proper noun src :
  • Mona
  • a female given name
CZ Czech
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈmona]
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧na
Proper noun src :
  • Mona f
  • a female given name
 

Popularity of the name Mona

Number of MONA births per year

Total births of Mona by country

Births with the first name Mona
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
0
40,960
NONorway
1945 - 2022
0
12,895
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
0
6,050
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
0
2,279
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
0
2,045
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
0
1,976
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
0
1,580
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
0
1,426
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
1
1,164
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
0
1,050
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
0
807
SESweden
1998 - 2022
0
638
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
0
418
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
0
382
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
3
279
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
0
149
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
2
111
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
0
99
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
0
69
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
0
31
LVLatvia
2015 - 2022
0
22
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
13
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
0
5
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
0
1
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
0
1

Total births of Mona by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Mona
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
2022
0
239
DEGermany
2022
0
164
BEBelgium
2022
0
146
ATAustria
2021
0
116
USUnited State of America
2022
0
41
CHSwitzerland
2021
0
35
SESweden
2022
0
33
DKDenmark
2022
0
30
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
0
18
NONorway
2022
0
13
ONOntario
2019
0
6
QCQuebec
2022
0
5
ABAlberta
2022
0
3
ITItaly
2021
0
3
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
0
2
LVLatvia
2022
0
1

Comments on the name Mona

Personalities with the first name Mona

There are 78 personalities with the first name Mona


Mona Barthel
src

Germany
Tennis player


Mona Sahlin
src

Sweden
Politician


Mona Simpson
(Mona Jandali) src

United states of america
Writer Novelist Essayist


Lina Hurtig
(Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig) src

Sweden
Association football player


Mona Eltahawy
src

United states of america Egypt
Journalist Non-fiction writer Women's rights activist


Mona Hatoum
src

United kingdom State of palestine
Television producer Sculptor Jewelry designer Visual artist Performance artist Installation artist Video artist


Mona Brorsson
src

Sweden
Cross-country skier Biathlete


Mona Freeman
src

United states of america
Actor Painter Television actor Film actor


Mona Marshall
(Mona M. Ianotti) src

United states of america
Actor Singer Voice actor Television actor


Haddy N'jie
(Mona Haddy Jatou N'jie) src

Norway
Writer Singer-songwriter Television presenter Journalist Voice actor



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Mona
Full list of personalities with the first name Mona

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Mona

There are 621 actors and actresses with the first name Mona
Mona Ameziane
Mona Summers
Mona Karami
Mona Azar
Mona Fastvold
Mona Hala
Mona Wales
Mona Mahani
Mona Lee
Mona Singh
Mona Achache
Mona Schramke
Mona Zaki
Mona Petri
Mona Lisa
Mona Sharma
Mona Eadington
Mona Grudt
Mona Lisa
Mona Ambegaonkar
Mona Telega
Mona Klare
Mona Lisa
Mona Glass
Mona Tera
Mona Mur
Mona Wyatt
Mona Sahlin
Mona Seefried
Mona Heftre

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Mona
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Mona

Rankings of first name MONA by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name MONA (male) births over the last year available in each country
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#48BE Belgium2022
#72AT Austria2021
#168DK Denmark2022
#229CH Switzerland2021
#247SE Sweden2022
#260FR France2022
#296NO Norway2022
#336DE Germany2022
#712CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#800QC Quebec2022
#808LV Latvia2022
#1290AB Alberta2022
#1529ON Ontario2019
#1672GB United Kingdom2021
#2167US United State of America2022
#2604IT Italy2021