Mona

[moh-nuh]

noun

1. a female given name.

mona

/ ˈməʊnə /

noun

1. a W African guenon monkey, Cercopithecus mona, with dark fur on the back and white or yellow underparts

Word History and Origins

Origin of mona¹

C18: from Spanish or Portuguese: monkey

Example Sentences

Mona Mahajan, head of investment strategy for Edward Jones, is also sounding the alarms.

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His sister Mona Seif wrote on X: "My heart will explode."

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The corners of its mouth, called the gape, stopped around the middle of its eyes and turned up, which someone described as a “Mona Lisa smile,” she said.

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“When Mona asked … for just about everybody in the Presbyterian, it was an instantaneous recognition of how much sense this made,” said Wendy Tajima, executive presbyter, or spiritual leader, of the church.

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Novelist Mona Simpson is the author of several books including “Anywhere But Here” and “Commitment.”

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