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Help[Facts] Mona
Hiya
I was always under the impression that Mona was Old English for "The Moon" and I was surprised to find the entry on here does not reflect that.
I found this entry https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mona#Etymology confirming this in Middle English, Old English and Old Frisian.
The source that website uses links to https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED28542
I was always under the impression that Mona was Old English for "The Moon" and I was surprised to find the entry on here does not reflect that.
I found this entry https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mona#Etymology confirming this in Middle English, Old English and Old Frisian.
The source that website uses links to https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED28542
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Mona as a word has certainly a meaning in many languages of the world, and Old Frisian, Old English, and Middle English are among them. However, one has also to consider the period naming practices: When the mentioned languages were spoken, dithematic names of Germanic origin were still very popular, with Christian names from Saints slowly coming in. There is no indication that parents named their children "moon" at that time. Even when you find a name like Mona in a document of that period, you will more readily interpret it as a short form of a name containing the name element MUNI "mind, thought, will".
Having said this, most Mona's I met in real life have some Arabic and/or Muslim background.
Having said this, most Mona's I met in real life have some Arabic and/or Muslim background.
This message was edited 11/14/2019, 1:00 PM
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Thank you, I suppose that makes sense.
Though, what if parents name their child Mona "Moon" in the modern era? This is where I know it from and why I was so surprised
Though, what if parents name their child Mona "Moon" in the modern era? This is where I know it from and why I was so surprised
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