persona vs ingenue

persona and ingenue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
persona	Yes	No	No	No
ingenue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ingenue is a hyponym of persona; that is, ingenue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than persona:

Other hyponyms of persona include bit part, minor role, heavy, hero, name part, title role, heroine, baddie, villain.

persona (noun)	ingenue (noun)
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world	the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play	an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
	an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl