Mona

Mona

Mona [orig. monapia (?), monavia (?), menavia (?)]. Roman name for the Isle of Man, Anglesey, part of the Scottish coast, and another island in the Irish Sea, probably Arran, now popularly thought to refer only to Man. ‘Mona's Isle’ is a nickname for the Isle of Man.

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Mona

Mona ♀ Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Muadhnait. It is no longer restricted to people with Irish connections, and has sometimes been taken as connected with Greek monos ‘single, only’ or chosen with reference to Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mona." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Mona

Mona island, Puerto Rico: see under Mona Passage .

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Mona ♀ (Irish) Anglicized form of Muadhnait.

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Mona

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