Bona (name)

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. 1560c. 1620), Italian Baroque composer

Vin Di Bona (born 1944), television producer

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