| Language | Latin |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | good |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bonita, Bonnie |
Bona is both a given name and a surname. It is derived from the Latin bonus, meaning good.[1] [2]
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207), Italian saint
- Bona of Savoy (1449–1503), duchess of Savoy
- Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa (1896–1971), Princess Konrad of Bavaria
- Bona Sforza (1493–1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania
- Bona Tibertelli de Pisis (1926–2000), a painter, writer and poet who was married to André Pieyre de Mandiargues
- Bona (born 1995), stage name for Kim Ji-yeon, part of South Korean Girl Group Cosmic Girls
- Bipasha Basu (born 1979), Indian actress, sometimes nicknamed "Bona"
Surname
- Adem Bona (born 2003), Nigerian-Turkish basketball player
- Alberto Bona (born 1978), Italian actor and film maker
- André Bona (born 1990), French footballer
- Annalisa Bona (born 1982), Italian tennis player
- Damien Bona (1955–2012), American film historian
- Gino Bona (born 1973), American marketing professional
- Giovanni Bona (1609–1674), Cistercian cardinal and author
- Giovanni Serafino Bona (1591/92–1658), Croatian politician and poet
- Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona (1542–1587), Italian chess player
- Jerry L. Bona (born 1945), American mathematician
- Lee Bo-na (born 1981), South Korean sports shooter
- Luciano Dalla Bona, Italian cyclist
- Oscar De Bona (born 1948), Italian politician
- Pasquale Bona (1808–1878), Italian composer
- Richard Bona (born 1967), Cameroonian jazz musician and bassist
- Samuele Dalla Bona (born 1981), Italian footballer
- Stanislaus Bona (1888–1967), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Tommaso Bona, Italian Renaissance painter
- Valerio Bona (c. 1560 – c. 1620), Italian Baroque composer
- Vin Di Bona (born 1944), television producer
Notes
- ^ https://www.etymonline.com/word/bon
- ^ https://www.houseofnames.com/bona-family-crest
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Bona
- All pages with titles containing Bona
- Bona (disambiguation)
- Lee Bo-Na (born 1981), a female South Korean sports shooter
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