Ramona (name)
Ramona is usually a feminine given name, the feminine form of Ramon and Raymond, meaning "wise protector". Today, it is used in Spain, Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Italy, and Portugal, and in some countries of Latin America and North America. 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 in the United States in 1960.
Notable people
- Ramona (vocalist), American cabaret- and jazz singer and pianist
- Avril Ramona Lavigne, Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress
- Comandante Ramona, 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, American electronic musician
- Ramona Ash, Cook Islands former international lawn bowler
- Ramona Bachmann, Swiss professional footballer
- Ramona Badescu, Romanian-Italian actress, singer, model, television personality, and politician
- Ramona Badescu (author), Romanian-born French author of children's literature
- Ramona Balthasar, German rower
- Ramona Barnes, American politician
- Ramona Barrufet i Santacana, Spanish Catalan teacher and politician
- Ramona Bass, American wife of heir, businessman, and philanthropist Lee Bass
- Ramona Bennett, American Puyallup leader and activist
- Ramona Berni, Spanish anarcho-syndicalist militant
- Ramona Bressie, American literary scholar
- Ramona Brooks, American singer and actress
- Ramona Brussig, German Paralympic judoka
- Ramona Cheorleu, Romanian television presenter and model
- Ramona d'Viola, American cyclist
- Ramona Depares, Maltese author, journalist, and theatre critic
- Ramona Diaz, Filipino-American documentary film director and producer
- Ramona Douglass, American activist
- Ramona Edelin, American academic, activist, and consultant
- Ramona Elena Verman, Romanian long jumper
- Ramona Elsener, Swiss ice dancer
- Ramona Farcău, Romanian retired handballer
- Ramona Ferreira, Paraguayan journalist and feminist
- Ramona Forchini, Swiss racing cyclist
- Ramona Fradon, American comics artist
- Ramona Frendo, Maltese jurist
- Ramona Fricosu, American woman who was required to reveal her hard drive password
- Ramona Fuhrer, Swiss ice hockey player
- Ramona Galarza, Argentine folk singer
- Ramona Gilmour-Darling, Canadian actress
- Ramona Go, Filipino army brigadier general and politician
- Ramona Gray, American biochemist; contestant on Survivor (American TV series)
- Ramona Hacks, German badminton player
- Ramona Härdi, Swiss speed-skater
- Ramona Hernández, Dominican Republic-born American community leader, sociologist, historian, and professor
- Ramona Hoh, Canadian former para-alpine skier
- Ramona-Ioana Bruynseels, Romanian jurist and politician
- Ramona Jennex, Canadian politician
- Ramona Johari, Singaporean murder victim
- Ramona Kapheim, East German rower
- Ramona Karlsson, Swedish former racing driver
- Ramona Koval, Australian broadcaster, writer, and journalist
- Ramona Langley, American silent film actress
- Ramona Lee Hayes, American wife of broadcaster and author Art Bell
- Ramona Lisa, alternate name of Caroline Polachek, American singer, producer, and songwriter
- Ramona Lofton, real name of Sapphire (author), American author and performance poet
- Ramona Lubo, Cahuilla basketmaker
- Ramona Luengen, Canadian composer, choir conductor, and educator
- Ramona M. Valdez, Dominican Republic-born American Marine
- Ramona Maier, several people
- Ramona Mănescu, Romanian politician and lawyer
- Ramona Maria Ciobanu, Romanian platform diver
- Ramona Marquez, English child actress
- Ramona Martinez, American politician and businesswoman
- Ramona Martínez, Paraguayan professional footballer
- Ramona Martínez (nurse), Paraguayan enslaved nurse
- Ramona McCarthy Hawkins, African-American pharmacist and research chemist
- Ramona Medina, Argentine feminist activist
- Ramona Milano, Canadian actress
- Ramona Moore, American murder victim
- Ramona Nerra, Romanian singer and songwriter
- Ramona Neubert, East German former heptathlete
- Ramona Padio, Papua New Guinean footballer
- Ramona Pagel, American retired shot putter
- Ramona Papaioannou, Greek Cypriot sprinter
- Ramona Parra, Chilean Nitrate worker and communist
- Ramona Pérez, American cultural anthropologist and professor
- Ramona Petraviča, Latvian politician and financier
- Ramona Petzelberger, German professional footballer
- Ramona Pop, Romanian-born German politician
- Ramona Pop (athlete), Romanian athlete and former high jumper
- Ramona Portwich, East German canoe sprinter and marathon canoeist
- Ramona Pringle, Canadian digital journalist, television host, multiplatform media producer, actress, and professor
- Ramona Reinke, German retired swimmer
- Ramona Reyes, Mapuche Chilean politician
- Ramona Rhodes, American geriatrician, physician, and former associate professor of internal medicine
- Ramona Riley-Bozier, American college volleyball coach
- Ramona Ripston, American activist
- Ramona Romero, American lawyer and former government official
- Ramona Roth, German cross-country skier
- Ramona Sakiestewa, Hopi Native American contemporary artist
- Ramona Shelburne, American sportswriter and softball player
- Ramona Siebenhofer, Austrian alpine ski racer
- Ramona Singer, American TV personality, businesswoman, and author; contestant on The Real Housewives of New York City
- Ramona Solberg, American jewelry designer and teacher
- Ramona Stewart, American author
- Ramona Straub, German ski jumper
- Ramona Strugariu, Romanian politician
- Ramona T. Mercer, American health- and wellness writer and nursing theorist
- Ramona Theresia Hofmeister, German snowboarder
- Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan, Puerto Rican supercentenarian
- Ramona Urassa, Tanzanian wife of politician January Makamba
- Ramona Victoria Epifanía Rufina Ocampo, birth name of Victoria Ocampo, Argentine writer and intellectual
- Ramona Villagomez Manglona, 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, German diver
- Ramona Wulf, German singer
- Ramona Young, American actress
- Ramona Zamzam, Malaysian actress, model, television host, and businesswoman
Fictional characters
- Ramona, in the UK children's TV series The Ark
- 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