Ramona (name)

For other uses, see Ramona (disambiguation).

Ramona

Pronunciation	/rəˈmoʊnə/
Gender	female
Languages	Spanish, Old German and Romanian [1]
Origin
Meaning	wise protector, [2] decision and protector [3]
Other names
Related names	Mona

Ramona is usually a feminine given name, the feminine form of Ramon (Spanish) and Raymond (Old German), meaning "wise protector". ^[2] Today, it is used in Spain, Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Italy, and Portugal, and in some countries of Latin America and North America. ^[1] It was made popular by the 19th century novel Ramona and by a series of Ramona children's books by Beverly Cleary.

The name Ramona was a popular first name for women (rank 296 of 4276) in the United States in 1960. ^[1]

Notable people

• Ramona (vocalist) (1909–1972), American cabaret- and jazz singer and pianist
• Avril Ramona Lavigne (born 1984), Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress
• Comandante Ramona (1959–2006), Mexican revolutionary officer
• Ramona Africa, American spokesperson of the organization MOVE (Philadelphia organization)
• Ramona Amiri, Canadian winner of the 2005 Miss World Canada beauty pageant
• Ramona Andra Langley (born 1992), American electronic musician
• Ramona Ash, Cook Islands former international lawn bowler
• Ramona Bachmann (born 1990), Swiss professional footballer
• Ramona Badescu (born 1968), Romanian-Italian actress, singer, model, television personality, and politician
• Ramona Badescu (author), Romanian-born French author of children's literature
• Ramona Balthasar (born 1964), German rower
• Ramona Barnes (1938–2003), American politician
• Ramona Barrufet i Santacana (born 1959), Spanish Catalan teacher and politician
• Ramona Bass, American wife of heir, businessman, and philanthropist Lee Bass
• Ramona Bennett (born 1938), American Puyallup leader and activist
• Ramona Berni (1887–1968), Spanish anarcho-syndicalist militant
• Ramona Bressie (1894–1970), American literary scholar
• Ramona Brooks (1951–2014), American singer and actress
• Ramona Brussig (born 1977), German Paralympic judoka
• Ramona Cheorleu (born 1982), Romanian television presenter and model
• Ramona d'Viola (born 1958), American cyclist
• Ramona Depares (born 1975), Maltese author, journalist, and theatre critic
• Ramona Diaz, Filipino-American documentary film director and producer
• Ramona Douglass (?–2007), American activist
• Ramona Edelin (1945–2024), American academic, activist, and consultant
• Ramona Elena Verman (born 2004), Romanian long jumper
• Ramona Elsener (born 1992), Swiss ice dancer
• Ramona Farcău (born 1979), Romanian retired handballer
• Ramona Ferreira (1870–?), Paraguayan journalist and feminist
• Ramona Forchini (born 1994), Swiss racing cyclist
• Ramona Fradon (1926–2024), American comics artist
• Ramona Frendo (born 1971), Maltese jurist
• Ramona Fricosu, American woman who was required to reveal her hard drive password
• Ramona Fuhrer (born 1979), Swiss ice hockey player
• Ramona Galarza (1940–2020), Argentine folk singer
• Ramona Gilmour-Darling (born 1975), Canadian actress
• Ramona Go, Filipino army brigadier general and politician
• Ramona Gray, American biochemist; contestant on Survivor (American TV series)
• Ramona Hacks (born 1994), German badminton player
• Ramona Härdi (born 1997), Swiss speed-skater
• Ramona Hernández, Dominican Republic-born American community leader, sociologist, historian, and professor
• Ramona Hoh (born 1979), Canadian former para-alpine skier
• Ramona-Ioana Bruynseels (born 1980), Romanian jurist and politician
• Ramona Jennex (born 1955), Canadian politician
• Ramona Johari (c. 1967–2005), Singaporean murder victim
• Ramona Kapheim (born 1958), East German rower
• Ramona Karlsson (born 1981), Swedish former racing driver
• Ramona Koval (born 1954), Australian broadcaster, writer, and journalist
• Ramona Langley (1893–1983), American silent film actress
• Ramona Lee Hayes (?–2006), American wife of broadcaster and author Art Bell
• Ramona Lisa, alternate name of Caroline Polachek (born 1985), American singer, producer, and songwriter
• Ramona Lofton, real name of Sapphire (author), American author and performance poet
• Ramona Lubo (1865–1922), Cahuilla basketmaker
• Ramona Luengen (born 1960), Canadian composer, choir conductor, and educator
• Ramona M. Valdez (1984–2005), Dominican Republic-born American Marine
• Ramona Maier, several people
• Ramona Mănescu (born 1972), Romanian politician and lawyer
• Ramona Maria Ciobanu (born 1984), Romanian platform diver
• Ramona Marquez (born 2001), English child actress
• Ramona Martinez (born 1943), American politician and businesswoman
• Ramona Martínez (born 1996), Paraguayan professional footballer
• Ramona Martínez (nurse), Paraguayan enslaved nurse
• Ramona McCarthy Hawkins (1928–2018), African-American pharmacist and research chemist
• Ramona Medina (1977–2020), Argentine feminist activist
• Ramona Milano, Canadian actress
• Ramona Moore, American murder victim
• Ramona Nerra (born 1979), Romanian singer and songwriter
• Ramona Neubert (born 1958), East German former heptathlete
• Ramona Padio (born 1998), Papua New Guinean footballer
• Ramona Pagel (born 1961), American retired shot putter
• Ramona Papaioannou (born 1989), Greek Cypriot sprinter
• Ramona Parra (1926–1946), Chilean Nitrate worker and communist
• Ramona Pérez, American cultural anthropologist and professor
• Ramona Petraviča (born 1967), Latvian politician and financier
• Ramona Petzelberger (born 1992), German professional footballer
• Ramona Pop (born 1977), Romanian-born German politician
• Ramona Pop (athlete) (born 1982), Romanian athlete and former high jumper
• Ramona Portwich (born 1967), East German canoe sprinter and marathon canoeist
• Ramona Pringle (born 1982), Canadian digital journalist, television host, multiplatform media producer, actress, and professor
• Ramona Reinke, German retired swimmer
• Ramona Reyes (born 1967), Mapuche Chilean politician
• Ramona Rhodes, American geriatrician, physician, and former associate professor of internal medicine
• Ramona Riley-Bozier, American college volleyball coach
• Ramona Ripston (1927–2018), American activist
• Ramona Romero, American lawyer and former government official
• Ramona Roth (born 1977), German cross-country skier
• Ramona Sakiestewa (born 1948), Hopi Native American contemporary artist
• Ramona Shelburne (born 1979), American sportswriter and softball player
• Ramona Siebenhofer (born 1991), Austrian alpine ski racer
• Ramona Singer (born 1956), American TV personality, businesswoman, and author; contestant on The Real Housewives of New York City
• Ramona Solberg (1921–2005), American jewelry designer and teacher
• Ramona Stewart (1922–2006), American author
• Ramona Straub (born 1993), German ski jumper
• Ramona Strugariu (born 1979), Romanian politician
• Ramona T. Mercer (born 1929), American health- and wellness writer and nursing theorist
• Ramona Theresia Hofmeister (born 1996), German snowboarder
• Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan (1889–2004), Puerto Rican supercentenarian
• Ramona Urassa, Tanzanian wife of politician January Makamba
• Ramona Victoria Epifanía Rufina Ocampo, birth name of Victoria Ocampo (1890–1979), Argentine writer and intellectual
• Ramona Villagomez Manglona (born 1967), American chief judge
• Ramona Vitalyevna Grabchenko, American wife of criminal Robert Jonathan Seacat
• Ramona Vogt, American high-energy physicist
• Ramona von Boeckman, American former basketball player
• Ramona Walther, East German canoe sprinter
• Ramona Wenzel (born 1963), German diver
• Ramona Wulf (born 1954), German singer
• Ramona Young (born 1998), American actress
• Ramona Zamzam (born 1990), Malaysian actress, model, television host, and businesswoman

Fictional characters

• Ramona, in the UK children's TV series The Ark (2001–2004)
• Ramona, in the 1884 US novel Ramona
• Ramona, in the US comedy horror TV series Santa Clarita Diet , played by Ramona Young
• Ramona Badwolf, in the fashion doll franchise and Netflix series Ever After High , played by Cindy Robinson
• Ramona Derby, in the New Zealand prime-time soap opera Shortland Street , played by Ashleigh Seagar
• Ramona Flowers, in the Scott Pilgrim series
• Ramona Gibbler, in US sitcom Fuller House , played by Soni Nicole Bringas
• Ramona Nowitzki, in the US TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory , played by Riki Lindhome
• Ramona Ortega, in the 2002 US young adult historical fiction novel Esperanza Rising
• Ramona Quimby, in a US children's novel series; played by Sarah Polley in the 1988 Canadian TV series Ramona ; played by Joey King in the 2010 US family adventure comedy drama film Ramona and Beezus
• Ramona Ramirez, in the UK comedy-drama TV series Cold Feet , played by Jacey Sallés
• Ramona Royale, in the US horror anthology TV series American Horror Story: Hotel , played by Angela Bassett

References

1. Ramona at Think Baby Names
2. Ramona at Nameberry
3. Name:Ramona at Nickelodeon Parents Connect