Mona

Meaning: Its source is Muadhnait, a Gaelic name meaning "Dignified."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Arabic, English, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Scots Gaelic and Irish Gaelic.

Nickname For: Monica, Monika and Ramona

Source Forms: Muadhnait

Popularity: The name Mona ranked 421st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Narrative: In parts of the world remote from the British Isles, the use of this name more likely derives from a Greek expression meaning ''solitary.''

Arts and Music

Mona Lisa Gioconda
- Modeled for Leonardo da Vinci''s famous ''''Mona Lisa'''' (see list of Artists' Models)
''Mona Lisa''
- A 1950 hit recorded by Nat King Cole (see list of Names in Song titles)

Miscellaneous

Mona Grudt
- 1990 Miss Universe titleholder, representing Norway (see list of Miss Universe Winners)
Mona Roset
- 1959 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)

Stage and Screen

Mona Barrie
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

Mona Van Duyn (born 1921)
American poet.
- 1991 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Near Changes (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
- 1971 National Book Award winner for Poetry, for To See, To Take (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
- 1971 Bollingen Prize winner (see list of Winners of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry)
- Poet Laureate of the U.S., 1992-93 (see list of United States Poets Laureate)