Bona is both a given name and a surname. It is derived from the Latin bonus, meaning good. https://www.etymonline.com/word/bon https://www.houseofnames.com/bona-family-crest
Notable people with the name include:
Mononym Bona (singer) (born 1995), member of South Korean girl group WJSN Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207), Italian saint Bona of Savoy (1449–1503), duchess of Savoy Bipasha Basu (born 1979), Indian actress, sometimes nicknamed "Bona"
Given name
Bona Arsenault, Canadian politician Bona Dussault, Canadian politician Bona Medeiros, Brazilian lawyer and politician Bona Mugabe (born 1988), Zimbabwean businesswoman Bona Septano (born 1987), Indonesian badminton player
Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa (1896–1971), Princess Konrad of Bavaria Bona Malwal (born 1928), South Sudanese journalist and politician. Bona Sforza (1493–1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania Bona Tibertelli de Pisis (1926–2000), a painter, writer and poet who was married to André Pieyre de Mandiargues
Surname Adem Bona (born 2003), Nigerian-Turkish basketball player Alberto Bona (born 1978), Italian actor and film maker André Bona (born 1990), French footballer Annalisa Bona (born 1982), Italian tennis player Concepción Bona (1824–1901), Dominican activist and teacher Damien Bona (1955–2012), American film historian Daniel Bona (born 1969), Romanian footballer Daniele Dalla Bona (born 1983), Italian footballer Diego Natale Bona, Italian bishop Dominique Bona (born 1953), French writer Filippo Bona, Italian prelate Francesco Bona (born 1983), Italian long-distance runner Gino Bona (born 1973), American marketing professional Giovanni Bona (1609–1674), Cistercian cardinal and author Giovanni Dalla Bona (born 1951), Italian cyclist Giovanni Serafino Bona (1591/92–1658), Croatian politician and poet Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona (1542–1587), Italian chess player Jerry L. Bona (born 1945), American mathematician Juanjo Bona, Spanish singer Julie de Bona (born 1980), French actress Kina Bona, Papua New Guinean judge Lee Bo-na (born 1981), South Korean sports shooter Luciano Dalla Bona, Italian cyclist Mary Jo Bona, American literary scholar Miklos Bona, Hungarian-American mathematician Oscar De Bona (born 1948), Italian politician Pasquale Bona (1808–1878), Italian composer Patrick Bona, Italian ice hockey player Richard Bona (born 1967), Cameroonian jazz musician and bassist Samuel de Bona (born 1990), Brazilian swimmer Samuele Dalla Bona (born 1981), Italian footballer Stanislaus Bona (1888–1967), American Roman Catholic bishop Tommaso Bona, Italian Renaissance painter Valerio Bona (c. 1560c. 1620), Italian Baroque composer Vin Di Bona (born 1944), television producer Zoltán Bóna, Hungarian politician
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See also
Bona (disambiguation) Lee Bo-Na (born 1981), a female South Korean sports shooter