what is the origin of the name mona
In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monika or, rarely, of Ramona or Simona. It is sometimes associated with the title of Leonardo da Vinci 's painting Mona Lisa, although in that context the word Mona is actually a title rather than a name.The word mona also means cute, monkey and doll in Spanish. In Sweden, Mona's name day is May 4.s a surname, Mona can have two origins. In Italian and Greek, it is a feminine form of Moni which is a short form of Simone, the Italian form of Simon.