Bona (name)

Bona is both a given name and a surname. It is derived from the Latin bonus, meaning good.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207), Italian saint
 * Bona of Savoy (1449–1503), duchess of Savoy
 * Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa (1896–1971), Princess Konrad of Bavaria
 * Bona Sforza (1493–1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania
 * Bona Tibertelli de Pisis (1926–2000), a painter, writer and poet who was married to André Pieyre de Mandiargues
 * Bona (born 1995), stage name for Kim Ji-yeon, part of South Korean Girl Group Cosmic Girls
 * Bipasha Basu (born 1979), Indian actress, sometimes nicknamed "Bona"

Surname

 * Adem Bona (born 2003), Nigerian-Turkish basketball player
 * Alberto Bona (born 1978), Italian actor and film maker
 * André Bona (born 1990), French footballer
 * Annalisa Bona (born 1982), Italian tennis player
 * Damien Bona (1955–2012), American film historian
 * Gino Bona (born 1973), American marketing professional
 * Giovanni Bona (1609–1674), Cistercian cardinal and author
 * Giovanni Serafino Bona (1591/92–1658), Croatian politician and poet
 * Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona (1542–1587), Italian chess player
 * Jerry L. Bona (born 1945), American mathematician
 * Lee Bo-na (born 1981), South Korean sports shooter
 * Luciano Dalla Bona, Italian cyclist
 * Oscar De Bona (born 1948), Italian politician
 * Pasquale Bona (1808–1878), Italian composer
 * Richard Bona (born 1967), Cameroonian jazz musician and bassist
 * Samuele Dalla Bona (born 1981), Italian footballer
 * Stanislaus Bona (1888–1967), American Roman Catholic bishop
 * Tommaso Bona, Italian Renaissance painter
 * Valerio Bona (c. 1560 – c. 1620), Italian Baroque composer
 * Vin Di Bona (born 1944), television producer