Nona
Latin
"ninth"Nona Origin and Meaning
The name Nona is 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.
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.
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Famous People Named Nona
- Saint Nonavirgin martyr of Brabant
- Nona Marvisa GayeAmerican singer; daughter of singer Marvin Gaye
- Nona HendryxAmerican singer
- Nona Lovell BrooksAmerican Christian mystic
- Nona Marie InvieAmerican musician
- Nona LimmenDutch photographer
- Nona Plumdaughter of blogger Kristen Gregg
Nona in Pop Culture
- Nonagoddess of destiny in Roman mythology
- Strega Nonachildren's book by Tomie dePaola and its main character
- Nonathe girl in Bowling For Soup's "Girl All the Bad Guys Want"
- Nona Clarkcharacter on TV's "666 Park Avenue"
- Nona Mecklenbergcharacter on TV's "The Adventures of Pete & Pete"
- Nonacharacter in video game "Oxenfree"
- "Nona" short story by Stephen King and its title character
- Nona Greymain protagonist in Red Sister by Mark Lawrence