# Oona

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'''Oona''' is a feminine [given name](/source/given_name). It is an [anglicisation](/source/anglicisation) of the [Irish-language](/source/Irish-language) name ''[Úna](/source/%C3%9Ana)''. Apart from in Ireland, it is also a popular name in Finland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=oona|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Oona}}</ref>
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==People with the name ==
===Oona===
* [Oona Airola](/source/Oona_Airola) (born 1988), Finnish actress
* [Oona Brown](/source/Oona_Brown) (born 2004), American ice dancer
* [Oona Chaplin](/source/Oona_Chaplin) (born 1986), Spanish actress and dancer, granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill
* {{ill|Oona Doherty|fr}} (born 1986), British dancer and choreographer
* [Oona Eisenstadt](/source/Oona_Eisenstadt), American religious studies scholar
* [Oona Grimes](/source/Oona_Grimes) (born 1957), British artist and lecturer
* [Oona Hart](/source/Oona_Hart), American model and actress
* [Oona A. Hathaway](/source/Oona_A._Hathaway) (born 1972), American law professor
* [Oona Kauste](/source/Oona_Kauste) (born 1988), Finnish curler
* [Oona King](/source/Oona_King) (born 1967), British politician
* [Oona Kivelä](/source/Oona_Kivel%C3%A4) (born 1983), Finnish pole dancer
* [Oona Koukkula](/source/Oona_Koukkula) (born 2003), Finnish ice hockey player
* [Oona Laurence](/source/Oona_Laurence) (born 2002), American actress
* [Oona Louhivaara](/source/Oona_Louhivaara) (born 1987), Finnish actress
* [Oona O'Neill](/source/Oona_O'Neill) (1925–1991), fourth and final wife of Charlie Chaplin
* [Oona Orpana](/source/Oona_Orpana) (2001), Finnish tennis player
* [Oona Ounasvuori](/source/Oona_Ounasvuori), Finnish figure skater
* [Oona Parviainen](/source/Oona_Parviainen) (1977), Finnish ice hockey player and coach
* [Oona Sevenius](/source/Oona_Sevenius) (2004), Finnish footballer
* [Oona Siren](/source/Oona_Siren) (2001), Finnish footballer
* [Oona Sormunen](/source/Oona_Sormunen) (born 1989), Finnish javelin thrower

===Oonah===
* [Oonah Keogh](/source/Oonah_Keogh) (1903–1989), Irish woman who became the first female member of the Dublin Stock Exchange
* [Oonah McFee](/source/Oonah_McFee) (1916–2006), Canadian novelist and short story writer
* [Oonah Shannahan](/source/Oonah_Shannahan) (1921–2022), New Zealand netball player

===Oonagh===
* [Oonagh (singer)](/source/Oonagh_(singer)) (born 1990 as Senta-Sofia Delliponti), German singer
* [Oonagh Guinness](/source/Oonagh_Guinness) (1910–1995), Anglo-Irish socialite, society hostess and art collector
* [Oonagh McDonald](/source/Oonagh_McDonald) (born 1938), British businesswoman

==Fictional people with the name==
===Mononym===
* Oona (or Oonagh), wife of [Finvarra](/source/Finvarra) or [Fionn mac Cumhaill](/source/Fionn_mac_Cumhaill) and queen of the fairies in the mythology of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man
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* Oona, the protagonist of the Irish TV series ''[Puffin Rock](/source/Puffin_Rock)''
* Oona, from Nick Jr.'s animated TV series ''[Bubble Guppies](/source/Bubble_Guppies)''
* Oona, a character in the movie ''[Timer](/source/Timer_(film))''
* Oona, the pixie in the movie ''[Legend](/source/Legend_(1985_film))''
* Oona, the mother of the protagonist in [''The Flight Before Christmas'' (2008 film)](/source/The_Flight_Before_Christmas_(2008_film))

===Titled===
* Lady Oonagh, a bad stepmother character in [Juliet Marillier](/source/Juliet_Marillier)'s ''[Daughter of the Forest](/source/Daughter_of_the_Forest)''
* Lady Una, a fairy character in [Neil Gaiman](/source/Neil_Gaiman)'s ''[Stardust](/source/Stardust_(Gaiman_novel))'' 
* Oona, Queen of the Fae, from the [Shadowmoor](/source/Shadowmoor) block of collectible card game ''Magic: The Gathering'' 
* Queen Oona, a character in ''[Disenchantment](/source/Disenchantment_(TV_series))''

===Given name===
* [Oonagh Mullarkey](/source/Oonagh_Mullarkey), from the Marvel universe
* Oonagh O'Dwyer, an Irish woman who first appears in [Dorothy Dunnett](/source/Dorothy_Dunnett)'s historical novel ''[Queen's Play (1964)](/source/Queen's_Play_(Lymond_Chronicles))'', second of the ''[Lymond Chronicles](/source/Lymond_Chronicles)''
* Oona von Bek, a character in [Michael Moorcock](/source/Michael_Moorcock)'s fantasy novels, daughter of Elric of Melnibone
* Oonagh von Bek, a character in [Michael Moorcock](/source/Michael_Moorcock)'s fantasy novels, granddaughter of Elric of Melnibone
* Oona, a reoccurring character in the [Disney Jr.](/source/Disney_Jr.) show [Sofia the First](/source/Sofia_the_First).

==See also==
*[List of Irish-language given names](/source/List_of_Irish-language_given_names)

==References==
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