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Lona

English diminutive of Leona or Lena; Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian diminutive of Abelone or Magdalone; German diminutive of Apollonia or Ilona; Hawaiian
"lion; destroyer, strength, father's light; from Magdala; shining torch, light, joy"
Madison Dresler
By Madison Dresler
Updated Tue Feb 03 2026

Lona Origin and Meaning

Variation of Barcelona
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Famous People Named Lona

  • Lona Andre (born Launa Anderson)
    American actress
  • Abelone Maria "Lona" Barrison
    Danish,American vaudevillian of the Barrison Sisters
  • Lona Cohen
    American Soviet spy
  • Lona Williams
    American television producer

The name Lona in Pop Culture

  • Lona
    Hawaiian moon goddess
  • "Lona
    " 1923 Welsh novel by Thomas Gwynn Jones
  • Lona
    said to be a Welsh pet form of Maelona ("princess;" cf. Maelle, Maelys)

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