Pomona

Latin
"apple"

Pomona Origin and Meaning

The name Pomona is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "apple".

This name of the Roman goddess of fruit trees is also associated with a suburban town in Southern California.

Pomona in Pop Culture

  • Pomona College
    private liberal arts college in Claremont, California
  • Lady Pomona Longestaffe
    a widow in "The Way We Live Now" (1875) by Anthony Trollope
  • Prof. Pomona Sprout
    Herbology teacher at Hogwarts in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series