Nona

Latin

"ninth"

Nona Origin and Meaning

The name Nona is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "ninth".

Nona is a name sometimes given to the ninth child -- but unlikely to serve that purpose today. Musical cred: the name of a song by Motley Crue.

In Roman mythology, Nona was also a goddess of pregnancy and the spinner of the thread of life.

Nona was the mother of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and said to be a cousin of King Arthur. There is a childrens' book called Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola and an eponymous 1978 Stephen King short story.

Nona Rank in US Top 1000

# 902 in the US

Popularity of the name Nona

• 1616 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Nona

• Saint Nona virgin martyr of Brabant
• Nona Marvisa Gaye American singer; daughter of singer Marvin Gaye
• Nona Hendryx American singer
• Nona Lovell Brooks American Christian mystic
• Nona Marie Invie American musician
• Nona Limmen Dutch photographer
• Nona Plum daughter of blogger Kristen Gregg

The name Nona in Pop Culture

• Nona goddess of destiny in Roman mythology
• Strega Nona children's book by Tomie dePaola and its main character
• Nona the girl in Bowling For Soup's "Girl All the Bad Guys Want"
• Nona Clark character on TV's "666 Park Avenue"
• Nona Mecklenberg character on TV's "The Adventures of Pete & Pete"
• Nona character in video game "Oxenfree"
• "Nona " short story by Stephen King and its title character
• Nona Grey main protagonist in Red Sister by Mark Lawrence