Meaning & Origin
A female given name from Spanish.
Ramona is a girl's and boy's baby name of Spanish origin, the feminine form of Ramon, from the Germanic Raginmund, meaning 'wise protector.' It was popularized in the United States by Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona, a romantic story of California's Spanish-Mexican past.
Ramona has a warm, vintage romance that has never entirely faded. Beverly Cleary's beloved children's series featuring the irrepressible Ramona Quimby gave the name a feisty, spirited literary legacy that several generations of readers grew up loving.