Bona

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Gender Feminine

Usage Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French

Meaning & History

Derived from Latin bona "good or brave woman".

Added 11/22/2007 by anonymous
Edited 1/10/2022 by Frollein Gladys

Gender Masculine

Usage Khmer

Pronounced Pron. bo-NAH

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Meaning & History

Means "boy" or "man" in Khmer.

Added 12/28/2007 by CamilleTheGreat
Edited 2/14/2016 by Randee15

Gender Feminine

Usage English, Literature, Medieval Italian, Polish, Corsican (Archaic)

Pronounced Pron. BAW-na(Polish)

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Other Forms FormsBonetta (medieval English, medieval Italian)

Meaning & History

Possibly derived from Latin bonus, -a, -um meaning "good; honest; brave; noble; kind; pleasant; right; useful; healthy; valid". The name was used by Shakespeare for the sister of the King of France in 2 Henry VI. It is also the name of a 12th-century Italian saint.

Added 7/8/2009 by anonymous
Edited 8/9/2020 by Mike C, Randee15, Frollein Gladys and more

Gender Feminine

Usage Lithuanian (Rare)

Meaning & History

Shortened form of names beginning with Bon-, like Bonaventūra and Bonifacija.

Added 9/26/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 2/14/2016 by Randee15