Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nona

/nˈɑnɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
nona
IPA
/nˈɑnɑ/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho.

noun

Synonym of femanon (“a female anonymous user”)

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Etymology

From the Latin meaning "the ninth", because she was prayed to in the ninth month of pregnancy.

Inflected Forms

nonas (plural)

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How do you pronounce nona?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɑnɑ/.
What does nona mean?
The youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho.
Where does nona come from?
From the Latin meaning "the ninth", because she was prayed to in the ninth month of pregnancy.

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