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Mona

 

[orig. monapia (?), monavia (?), menavia (?)]

Roman name for the Isle of Man, Anglesey, part of the Scottish coast, and another island in the Irish Sea, probably Arran, now popularly thought to refer only to Man. ‘Mona's Isle’ is a nickname for the Isle of Man.

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Mona, Roman name for the island of Anglesey, Wales. It was also sometimes used to designate the Isle of Man.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an island northwest of Wales
  Synonyms: Anglesey, Anglesey Island, Anglesea, Anglesea Island


 
 

 

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Celtic Mythology. A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Copyright © James MacKillop 1998, 2004. All rights reserved.  Read more
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