Hyphenation
mo·naTurkish pronunciation
mōnıPronunciation
/ˈmōnə/ /ˈmoʊnə/
Etymology
() Anglicized form Gaelic Muadhnait, from muadh "noble". In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monika or, rarely, of Ramona, and sometimes associated with the title of da Vinci's painting Mona ( =madonna) Lisa.