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What does the Lisa in the Mona Lisa mean?

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Lisa is her first name. She was born Lisa Gherardini and became Lisa del Giocondo when she got married. Mona is short for Madonna or as people would say in English: Ma'am or Madame.

Lisa is Hebrew for "Devoted to God"

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