Oona is a feminine

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. It is an

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of the

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name ''

Úna Úna is an Irish language feminine given name. It may be derived from the Irish word ''uan'' (lamb). Also, the name Una might mean "the personification of truth, beauty, and unity" cited. Alternative spellings are Una, Oona and Oonagh. The Scottish ...

''. Apart from in Ireland, it is also a popular name in Finland.

People with the name

Oona

Oona Brown Oona Brown (born September 10, 2004) is an American ice dancer. Competing with her brother, Gage Brown, she is the 2022 World Junior champion and a two-time U.S. national junior medalist (2021 silver, 2020 bronze). Personal life Oona Brown ...

(born 2004), American ice dancer *

Oona Chaplin Oona Castilla Chaplin (; born 4 June 1986) is a Spanish-Swiss actress. Her roles include Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series ''Game of Thrones'', Kitty Trevelyan in the BBC drama '' The Crimson Field'', and Zilpha Geary in the series ''Taboo' ...

(born 1986), Spanish actress and dancer * (born 1986), British dancer and choreographer *

Oona Garthwaite Oona Garthwaite is an American singer-songwriter. She was born in California to a musical family, niece of Terry Garthwaite and daughter of David Garthwaite, founding members of the Joy of Cooking (band). Oona's co-writing project with Oakland-bas ...

(born 1982), American singer-songwriter *

Oona A. Hathaway Oona Anne Hathaway (born 1972) is an American professor and lawyer. She is the founder and director of the Center for Global Legal Challenges at Yale Law School. She is also a professor of international and area studies at the MacMillan Center fo ...

(born 1972), American law professor *

Oona Hart Oona Hart is a model and actress from Evanston, Illinois. She played Lynette in ''Vanilla Sky'' (2001) and also had appearances in the TV series ''Sliders Slider or Sliders may refer to: Arts * K.K. Slider, a fictional character within the ...

, American model and actress *

Oona King Oona Tamsyn King, Baroness King of Bow (born 22 October 1967) is a business executive and former British Labour Party politician. She was a Labour Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow from 1997 until 2005. Early life Oona King was ...

(born 1967), British politician *

Oona Laurence Oona Laurence (born August 1, 2002) is an American actress. She is best known for the role of Matilda Wormwood in ''Matilda'' on Broadway alongside Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, and Sophia Gennusa. She began her career as a New York City-based ch ...

(born 2002), American actress * Oona Louhivaara (born 1987), Finnish actress *

Oona O'Neill Oona O'Neill, Lady Chaplin (14 May 1925 – 27 September 1991) was an actress who was the daughter of Irish-American playwright Eugene O'Neill and English-born writer Agnes Boulton, and the fourth and last wife of English actor and film-maker Ch ...

(1925–1991), wife of Charlie Chaplin *

Oona Sormunen Oona Anniina Sormunen (born 2 August 1989 in Kitee, Finland) is a Finnish javelin thrower. She has represented Finland in 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest reco ...

(born 1989), Finnish athlete

Oonagh

Oonagh Guinness Oonagh Guinness (22 February 1910 – 2 August 1995) was an Anglo-Irish socialite, society hostess and art collector, and the second wife of Dominick Browne, 4th Baron Oranmore and Browne. Early life She was born on 22 February 1910, the ...

(1910 – 1995), Anglo-Irish socialite, society hostess and art collector *

Oonagh McDonald Oonagh Anne McDonald (born 21 February 1938) is a British academic, businesswoman, and former Labour Party politician. Early life McDonald was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, the daughter of Dr HD McDonald, an Irish Protestant mini ...

, businesswoman *

Senta-Sofia Delliponti Senta-Sofia Delliponti (born 16 April 1990 in Wolfsburg, Germany) is a German singer, songwriter and actress. Since January 2014, she used the stage name Oonagh (), until she changed it to Senta in 2022. Her signature musical style is inspired ...

, known by the stage name Oonagh, German singer

Fictional people with the name

Princess Oona This list of Donald Duck universe characters focuses on Disney cartoon and comics characters who typically appear with Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck, but are not related to them. For relatives of Donald and Scrooge, see Duck family (Disney) or ...

, a character in Disney's Donald Duck comics *

Oonagh Mullarkey Genetix is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, under the Marvel UK imprint. The team was created by Andy Lanning, Graham Marks, and Phil Gascoine. Publication history The team first appeared in ...

, from the Marvel universe * Princess Oona, a

mermaid In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes asso ...

in Disney's ''

Sofia the First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series. The show follows a young peasant girl named Sofia ( Ariel Winter), who becomes a princess after her mother marries the king of Enchancia. Episodes focus on her ad ...

'' cartoon * Queen Oona, a character in ''

Disenchantment In social science, disenchantment (german: Entzauberung) is the cultural rationalization and devaluation of religion apparent in modern society. The term was borrowed from Friedrich Schiller by Max Weber to describe the character of a moderni ...

'' * Oona, the protagonist of the Irish TV series ''

Puffin Rock ''Puffin Rock'' is an Irish children's television series. Based on Puffin Island, situated off the Irish coast, the series follows a young puffin named Oona and her little brother Baba as they explore their world. The program is narrated by Ch ...

'' * Oona from Nick Jr.'s animated TV series ''

Bubble Guppies ''Bubble Guppies'' is a CGI-animated children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, and musical genres, and revolves around the un ...

'' * Oona, Queen of the Fae, from the

Shadowmoor Shadowmoor is a ''Magic: The Gathering'' block consisting of the expansion sets ''Shadowmoor'' (released May 2, 2008) and ''Eventide'' (released July 25, 2008). The block was originally conceived as a single set that was to be released as the thir ...

block of collectible card game ''Magic: The Gathering'' * Agent Oona, a main character in season two of the

PBS Kids PBS Kids is the brand for most of the children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. Some public television children's programs are not produced by PBS member stations or transmitted by PBS. Instead, ...

show

Odd Squad ''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...

. * Oona, a character in the movie ''

Timer A timer is a specialized type of clock used for measuring specific time intervals. Timers can be categorized into two main types. The word "timer" is usually reserved for devices that counts down from a specified time interval, while devices th ...

'' * Oona, the pixie in the movie ''

Legend A legend is a Folklore genre, genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human valu ...

'' * Oona (or Oonagh), wife of

Finvarra Finvarra, also called Finvara, Finn Bheara, Finbeara or Fionnbharr, is the king of the Daoine Sidhe of western Ireland in Irish folklore. In some legends, he is also the ruler of the dead. Finvarra is a benevolent figure, associated with horses, ...

Fionn mac Cumhaill Fionn mac Cumhaill ( ; Old and mga, Find or ''mac Cumail'' or ''mac Umaill''), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is leader of the ''Fianna'' bands of ...

and queen of the fairies in the mythology of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man *

Fairy Queen In folklore and literature, the Fairy Queen or Queen of the Fairies is a female ruler of the fairies, sometimes but not always paired with a king. Depending on the work, she may be named or unnamed; Titania and Mab are two frequently used name ...

in Irish folklore * Two characters in

Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has work ...

's fantasy novels, Oona von Bek, the daughter of Elric of Melnibone and Oonagh von Bek, Elric's granddaughter * Oona, the mother of the protagonist in The Flight Before Christmas (2008) * Lady Una, a fairy character in

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...

's '' Stardust.'' * Lady Oonagh, a bad stepmother character in

Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier (born 27 July 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy. Biography Juliet Marillier was educated at the University of Otago, where she graduated with a BA in languages and a ...

Daughter of the Forest ''Daughter of the Forest'' is an historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier first published in 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kill ...

, (Part I of the Sevenwaters Series) * Oonagh O'Dwyer, an Irish woman who first appears in

Dorothy Dunnett Dorothy, Lady Dunnett (née Halliday, 25 August 1923 – 9 November 2001) was a Scottish novelist best known for her historical fiction. Dunnett is most famous for her six novel series set during the 16th century, which concern the fictiti ...

's historical novel '' Queen's Play (1964)'', second of the ''

Lymond Chronicles The ''Lymond Chronicles'' is a series of six historical novels written by Dorothy Dunnett and first published between 1961 and 1975. Set in mid-16th-century Europe and the Mediterranean area, the series tells the story of a young Scottish noblem ...

''.

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People with the name

Oona

Oonagh

Fictional people with the name

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