2006-06-19 06:29:16 · 8 answers · asked by me 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Mona Lisa, the famous painting of Leonardo da Vinci
The title Mona Lisa stems from the Giorgio Vasari biography of Leonardo da Vinci, published 31 years after Leonardo's death. In it, he identified the sitter as Lisa, the wife of wealthy Florentine businessman Francesco del Giocondo. "Mona" is a common Italian contraction of "madonna," meaning "my lady," the equivalent of the English "Madam," so the title means "Madam Lisa." In modern Italian the short form of "madonna" is usually spelled "Monna," so the title is sometimes, though rarely, given as Monna Lisa.
2006-06-19 07:41:31 · answer #1 · answered by moonlightdancer_72 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mona, the Saxon moon deity
MoNA, an acronym that stands for Modified Nucleic Acid
Mona.....for a girls name mean royal
2006-06-19 06:36:15 · answer #2 · answered by bootandpooh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mona is precious, but also means the female monkey.
2006-06-19 06:54:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
mona in spanish means a pretty girl.
2006-06-19 06:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by astrogirl_74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mona is also an arabic name for female.منى
it means (desired) or (wished for) or something.
2006-06-19 07:00:29 · answer #5 · answered by shogunly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in Arabic it means something that u would like or wish for to have or to do.......it comes from wishes ...monaمنى ......omnyea أمنية.... amani أماني
2006-06-19 07:11:42 · answer #6 · answered by SuGaR LiPs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in spanish it also means doll
2006-06-19 06:34:38 · answer #7 · answered by DaGhettoCinderella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means 'royal.'
2006-06-19 06:33:16 · answer #8 · answered by brains 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋