Oona

Irish, variation of Una
"lamb"

Oona Origin and Meaning

The name Oona is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "lamb".

Oona is a name made famous by Eugene O'Neill's daughter, who became Charlie Chaplin's wife. One of the original Oona's granddaughters was named after her, and is now an actress famous in her own right for playing Talisa of Volantis in HBO's "Game of Thrones." The double-o beginning gives their name a lot of oomph.

In Irish legend, Una/Oona was a daughter of a king of Lochlainn. The name was very popular in Ireland in the Middle Ages, and is currently seeing a comeback--also spelled Oonagh.

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Famous People Named Oona

  • Oona Castilla Chaplin
    Spanish actress; granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin
  • Oona O'Neill Chaplin
    fourth wife of Charlie Chaplin; daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill
  • Oona Garthwaite
    American singer,songwriter
  • Oona Hart
    American model and actress
  • Oona Laurence
    American actress
  • Oona Louhivaara
    Finnish actress
  • Oona Yaffe
    American contestant on TV's "MasterChef Junior"
  • Oona Tamsyn King
    Baroness King of Bow, British MP
  • Oona Gray Seppälä (b. 2007)
    daughter of "Suits" actress Sarah Rafferty and Santtu Seppälä
  • Izzy Oona Murphy (b. 2016)
    daughter of actor/comedian Eddie Murphy and model Paige Butcher

Oona in Pop Culture

  • Oona
    fairy in the Ridley Scott film "Legend"
  • Oona
    character in the Kiki Strike book series
  • Oona
    character on Nick Jr. TV show "Bubble Guppies"
  • Oona
    mermaid character in Eva Ibbotson children's book "Island of the Aunts"
  • Oona
    character on the Irish children's show "Puffin Rock"
  • Princess Oona
    a character in Disney's "Sofia the First"