Oona

Oona is a feminine given name. It is an anglicisation of the Irish-language name Úna. Apart from in Ireland, it is also a popular name in Finland.[1]

People with the name

Oona

  • Oona Brown (born 2004), American ice dancer
  • Oona Chaplin (born 1986), Spanish actress and dancer, granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill
  • Oona Doherty [fr] (born 1986), British dancer and choreographer
  • Oona Hart, American model and actress
  • Oona A. Hathaway (born 1972), American law professor
  • Oona King (born 1967), British politician
  • Oona Laurence (born 2002), American actress
  • Oona Louhivaara (born 1987), Finnish actress
  • Oona O'Neill (1925–1991), fourth and final wife of Charlie Chaplin
  • Oona Sormunen (born 1989), Finnish athlete

Oonah

  • Oonah Keogh (1903–1989), Irish woman who became the first female member of the Dublin Stock Exchange
  • Oonah McFee (1916–2006), Canadian novelist and short story writer
  • Oonah Shannahan (1921–2022), New Zealand netball player

Oonagh

  • Oonagh (singer) (born 1990 as Senta-Sofia Delliponti), German singer
  • Oonagh Guinness (1910–1995), Anglo-Irish socialite, society hostess and art collector
  • Oonagh McDonald (born 1938), British businesswoman

Fictional people with the name

Mononym

  • Oona (or Oonagh), wife of Finvarra or Fionn mac Cumhaill and queen of the fairies in the mythology of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man
  • Oona, the protagonist of the Irish TV series Puffin Rock
  • Oona, from Nick Jr.'s animated TV series Bubble Guppies
  • Oona, a character in the movie Timer
  • Oona, the pixie in the movie Legend
  • Oona, the mother of the protagonist in The Flight Before Christmas (2008 film)

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Given name

See also

References

  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Oona".
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