Oooh...I like all your suggestions, heh.
Mona Clare makes me really happy, as does
Mona Frances.
I wouldn't use a nickname all the time for
Ramona, either. I suppose I'd use it like I use nicknames for my sister; though I call her things like
Jeannie and
Siri, her name is most definitely
Sara for the majority of the world.
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"Phineas. That's an interesting name."
"Yeah. It's Latin for 'kick me'."