Entry № 0402 · Italian, Polish origin

Bona Bona — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender
Girl
Origin
Italian, Polish
Meaning
"Polish Renaissance queen (Bona Sforza)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Italian)

A name that means "polish renaissance queen (bona sforza)".

Bona is from the Latin *bona* ("good"). **Bona Sforza (1494-1557)** was the **Milanese-born Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania** — wife of Sigismund I the Old. **She brought the Italian Renaissance to Poland** along with skilled gardeners, architects, and cooks (introducing Italian vegetables — modern Polish *włoszczyzna* still means "Italian things"). **Energetic political administrator** who managed royal estates with great efficiency.

Featured in Polish Renaissance literature.

Good. Polish Renaissance queen who brought Italian gardens and vegetables to Poland.

The name in its native script.

Bona
Transliteration
Bona
Pronunciation
/ ˈboʊ.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Bona stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Bona · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Bonas before her.

Real people
Bona Sforza
Queen of Poland.
1494 – 1557
In fiction
Bona
Polish Renaissance literature.

Names connected to Bona.

The number behind Bona.

1

The Pioneer

Bona reduces to one — the number of Renaissance queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Polish Renaissance queen. Four letters. Bona."
Magdalena · Mother of one · Krakow