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- ↑ "Tormod - Meaning of the name". Babynamespedia.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "Name days for Mona". Behind the Name. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "Popularity for Mona". Behind the Name. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "The Mona Surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
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