Bona (name)

Bona

Language(s)	Latin
Origin
Meaning	good
Other names
Related names	Bonita, Bonnie

Bona is both a given name and a surname. It is derived from the Latin bonus, meaning good.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207), Italian saint
• Bona of Savoy (1449–1503), duchess of Savoy
• Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa (1896–1971), Princess Konrad of Bavaria
• 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
• Bona (born 1995), stage name for Kim Ji-yeon, part of South Korean Girl Group Cosmic Girls
• Bipasha Basu (born 1979), Indian actress, sometimes nicknamed "Bona"

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
• Damien Bona (1955–2012), American film historian
• Gino Bona (born 1973), American marketing professional
• Giovanni Bona (1609–1674), Cistercian cardinal and author
• 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
• Lee Bo-na (born 1981), South Korean sports shooter
• Luciano Dalla Bona, Italian cyclist
• Oscar De Bona (born 1948), Italian politician
• Pasquale Bona (1808–1878), Italian composer
• Richard Bona (born 1967), Cameroonian jazz musician and bassist
• Samuele Dalla Bona (born 1981), Italian footballer
• Stanislaus Bona (1888–1967), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Tommaso Bona, Italian Renaissance painter
• Valerio Bona (c. 1560 – c. 1620), Italian Baroque composer
• Vin Di Bona (born 1944), television producer