Oona is a feminine

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. It is an

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of the Irish-language name '' Úna''. 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 (born 1986), Spanish actress and dancer * (born 1986), British dancer and choreographer * Oona Garthwaite (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 (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 (1925–1991), wife of Charlie Chaplin * Oona Sormunen (born 1989), Finnish athlete

Oonagh

* Oonagh Guinness (1910 – 1995), Anglo-Irish socialite, society hostess and art collector * Oonagh McDonald, businesswoman * Senta-Sofia Delliponti, known by the stage name Oonagh, German singer

Fictional people with the name

* Princess Oona, a character in Disney's Donald Duck comics * Oonagh Mullarkey, from the Marvel universe * Princess Oona, a

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in Disney's '' Sofia the First'' cartoon * Queen Oona, a character in '' Disenchantment'' * Oona, the protagonist of the Irish TV series '' Puffin Rock'' * Oona from Nick Jr.'s animated TV series '' Bubble Guppies'' * Oona, Queen of the Fae, from the

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

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show Odd Squad. * Oona, a character in the movie ''

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

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'' * 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 * Fairy Queen in Irish folklore * Two characters in Michael Moorcock'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's historical novel '' Queen's Play (1964)'', second of the '' Lymond Chronicles''.

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People with the name

Oona

Oonagh

Fictional people with the name

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