Mona
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- Mona (deity) in Saxon mythology
- Cercopithecus mona, a long tailed African Monkey
- Mona (elephant)Mona (elephant)Mona was a 7,800 pound Asian elephant on exhibit at the Birmingham Zoo in Birmingham, Alabama . Mona's age was contested. According to zoo officials, she was born in the wild around 1947...
(1947 - 2007) at Birmingham Zoo in the United States - Mona (name)Mona (name)Mona is a rare female, and sometimes male, given name and a very rare surname of multiple origins.-Given name:As a given name, Mona can have the following meanings and origins;...
, a female given name and surname - Mona MahmudnizhadMona MahmudnizhadMona Mahmudnizhad was an Iranian Bahá'í who, in 1983, together with nine other Bahá'í women, was sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran because of her membership in the Bahá'í Faith...
, a Bahá'í woman executed by Iran over her beliefs in 1983 - Mona CharenMona CharenMona Charen is an American columnist, political analyst, and the author of two best-selling books, Useful Idiots: How Liberals Got it Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First and Do-Gooders: How Liberals Harm Those They Claim to Help — and the Rest of Us . Her political stance is...
, American columnist - Mona, ring name of Nora GreenwaldNora GreenwaldNora Kristina Greenwald , better known by her ring name Molly Holly, is an inactive American professional wrestler. Greenwald is best known for her appearances with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment .Greenwald began her professional wrestling career in WCW, where she...
- MONA Missouri Nurses Association
Ships and boats
- Lifeboat MonaLifeboat MonaThe Mona was a lifeboat based at Broughty Ferry in Scotland, that capsized during a rescue attempt, with the loss of her entire crew of eight men. The Mona was built in 1935, and, in her time, saved 118 lives.- The loss of the Mona :...
, a lifeboat based at Broughty Ferry in Scotland, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1918 to 1919, a Swedish coaster in service 1957-63
In arts and entertainment:
- Mona (band)Mona (band)Mona is an American rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The band rose to fame when they appeared as part of the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll; which was revealed on 5 December 2010. The band were also crowned the Brand New for 2011 title at the MTV Awards...
, a Nashville-located alternative rock band - Mona (film), a 2008 independent film
- Mona (opera)Mona (opera)Mona is an opera in three acts by composer Horatio Parker with an English libretto by Brian Hooker. The opera premiered at the Metropolitan Opera on 14 March 1912 after the work won the Met's composition competition in 1911.- Roles :...
, a 1912 opera by Horatio Parker - "Mona" (song) by US pop band, the Beach Boys
- "Mona", a song by Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyEllas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
- Mona – The Carnivorous CircusMona – The Carnivorous CircusMona—The Carnivorous Circus is a 1970 album by the UK underground artist Mick Farren.The album was recorded to fulfill contractual obligations. Farren had recently returned from a tour of the west coast of North America with his band The Deviants, who had relieved the singer of his duties.Farren...
, record by The Deviants - Mona the VampireMona the VampireMona the Vampire is a Canadian animated television series based on the series Robyn le Vampire, directed by Louis Piché and Jean Caillon, originally based on the short stories created and written Sonia Holleyman and later written by Hiawyn Oram. It is mainly shown on YTV, Radio-Canada, VRAK.TV and...
, an animated children's TV show or its protagonist - Mona Simpson (The Simpsons)Mona Simpson (The Simpsons)Mona J. Simpson is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She has been voiced by several actresses, including Maggie Roswell, Tress MacNeille and most prominently, Glenn Close. Mona is the estranged wife of Abe Simpson and the mother of Homer Simpson...
, a character from the animated cartoon television show - Mona SaxMona SaxMona Sax is a fictional character in the first two Max Payne video game series , as well as in the 2008 film.-In video games:...
, a video game and film character in the Max PayneMax Payne (series)Max Payne is a video game series developed by Remedy Entertainment and recently, Rockstar Vancouver. The series is named after its protagonist, Max Payne, a New York City police officer...
series - Mona (WarioWare), a character from the Nintendo video game
- A fictional animated Disney character in Christmas Maximus (in Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas)
- Mona LisaMona LisaMona Lisa is a portrait by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is a painting in oil on a poplar panel, completed circa 1503–1519...
, Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da VinciLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
's painting - Mona the Virgin NymphMona the Virgin NymphMona the Virgin Nymph was the first pornographic film depicting explicit sex to receive wide theatrical release in the United States , following the previous decade's nudist-themed films...
, also known as Mona, a 1970 film that was one of the first pornographic films made for theatrical release in the United States - Mona's Dream, a movie being worked on by Jack LenzJack LenzJack Lenz is a Canadian Bahá'í composer. He has written, performed, and produced music for film, television, and theatre, along with working on non-soundtrack album ventures. He is also the founder of Live Unity Enterprises, an organization devoted to the production of music for the Bahá'í...
about Mona Mahmudnizhad - Mona MayfairMona MayfairMona Mayfair is a fictional character in several novels by Anne Rice, including Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos, Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle. She is the fourteenth witch of the Mayfair clan, and also the Designée of the Mayfair Legacy.-Background:She was born around 1983. She has an obsession...
, from the novels of Anne Rice - Museum of Neon ArtMuseum of Neon ArtThe Museum of Neon Art is a museum that exists to a encourage learning and curiosity through the preservation, collection, and interpretation of neon art. The museum has had several locations since its foundation; it is presently located at 136 West Fourth Street in Los Angeles, California, and is...
in Los Angeles, USA - Museum of Old and New ArtMuseum of Old and New ArtThe Museum of Old and New Art is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in Australia. The museum presents antiquities, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection...
the largest privately funded museum in the southern hemisphere in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. - MONA FOMAMona fomaMONA FOMA is an annual festival based in Hobart, Tasmania, curated by Brian Ritchie bass player from the rock band Violent Femmes. It is billed as Tasmania's largest contemporary music festival and showcases the work of artists in a broad range of art forms, including sound, noise, dance, theatre,...
, an arts festival held annually in Hobart, Tasmania curated by Brian Ritchie, formerly of the Violent Femmes
In computing:
- MonāMonaMona may refer to:*Mona in Saxon mythology*Cercopithecus mona, a long tailed African Monkey*Mona at Birmingham Zoo in the United States*Mona , a female given name and surname...
, a Shift JIS art character in the Japanese BBS, 2channel - Mona (operating system)Mona (operating system)MonaOS is an operating system written in C++. It is named after Mona, an Shift JIS art character found on 2channel, a popular Japanese BBS.- External links :...
, an operating system from Japan - Mona, unseen character of famous Gillette commercials in the 70s. Wife of unnamed onscreen character
Places:
- Mona, JamaicaMona, JamaicaMona is a neighbourhood in southeastern Saint Andrew Parish, approximately five miles from Kingston, Jamaica. A former sugar plantation, it is the site of a reservoir serving the city of Kingston and of the main campus of the University of the West Indies...
, a residential neighbourhood of Kingston and home to the University of the West Indies' main campus - Mona, Puerto RicoMona, Puerto RicoMona is the third largest island of the archipelago of Puerto Rico, after the main island of Puerto Rico and Vieques. It is the largest of three islands located in the Mona Passage, a strait between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the others being Monito Island and Desecheo Island...
, an island in the Mona Passage (from the Atlantic to the Caribbean Sea) - Mona, UtahMona, UtahMona is a city in Juab County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 850 at the 2000 census. At the time this was sufficient under Utah state law for Mona to become a city, which it did at the end of 2000...
, a town in the United States - Mona, AngleseyMona, AngleseyMona is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales....
, a village on the Welsh island Anglesey (in the UK), also Latin name of that island - Two British isles, in poetic language (from their Latin name):
- AngleseyAngleseyAnglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
(Môn) - Isle of ManIsle of ManThe Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
- Anglesey
- Isle of MonaIsle of MonaThe Isle of Mona is the original name of the Isle of Anglesey, and is also the name of a fictional island off the western coast of Prydain in Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain series...
, a fictionalized version of the Isle of Anglesey in Lloyd Alexander's "The Chronicles of Prydain" series