Mona-Lisa
Meaning and origin
Combination of Mona and Lisa, both popular names in Sweden, inspired by the title of da Vinci's painting Mona ( =madonna) Lisa.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Mona-Lisa (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 619 |
| 2000 | 622 |
| 2001 | 622 |
| 2002 | 768 |
| 2003 | 768 |
| 2004 | 775 |
| 2005 | 767 |
| 2006 | 760 |
| 2007 | 757 |
| 2008 | 759 |
| 2009 | 750 |
| 2010 | 749 |
| 2011 | 742 |
| 2012 | 738 |
| 2013 | 731 |
| 2014 | 727 |
| 2015 | 724 |
| 2016 | 721 |
| 2017 | 714 |
| 2018 | 707 |
| 2019 | 699 |
| 2020 | 683 |
Mona-Lisa in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Mona-Lisa.Hi! My name is Mona-Lisa.
- Mona-Lisa har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Mona-Lisa has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Mona-Lisa i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Mona-Lisa this afternoon.
- Mona-Lisas mamma är lärare.Mona-Lisa's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Mona-Lisas mamma is Mona-Lisa's mum.
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What does the name Mona-Lisa mean?
Combination of Mona and Lisa, both popular names in Sweden, inspired by the title of da Vinci's painting Mona ( =madonna) Lisa.
How popular is Mona-Lisa in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Mona-Lisa in 2022. In 2020, 683 people in Sweden had Mona-Lisa as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.