Ramona
rah-MOH-nah
Spanish/Germanic
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Wise protector; Protecting hands
- Origin
- Spanish/Germanic
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Ramona does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Wise protector; Protecting hands", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Ramona.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1930s (0.091% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Ramona builds with wisdom — seven pillars hewn, house established, the wise protector who preserves and keeps through love of divine understanding.
- Verses on this meaning
- Proverbs 9:1
"Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars."
- Proverbs 4:6
"Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee."
- Proverbs 9:1