A feminine given name, popularized by the novel 'Ramona' by Helen Hunt Jackson (1884).
From Spanish 'Ramón' (Raymond), which comes from Germanic 'Raimund' meaning 'wise protector' (ragin = advice, munder = protector). The '-a' feminine ending was added in Spanish.
Helen Hunt Jackson's novel 'Ramona' was so famous it actually created a tourism industry in Southern California, with people visiting 'Ramona's home'—showing how a fictional character's name can reshape real geography.
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