Etymology

Mona Lisa

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Italian Monna Lisa
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromMonna Lisa
  2. English todayMona Lisa

Borrowed from Italian Monna Lisa (literally “my lady Lisa”), from monna (abbreviation of madonna) + Lisa, the given name of Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini (1479–1542).

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