Oona
Encyclopedia
Oona is a feminine given name
. It is an Anglicisation
of the Irish-language name Úna
. A variant spelling of Oona is Oonagh
.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
of the Irish-language name Úna
Úna
Úna is an Irish-language feminine given name. It may be derived from the Irish word uan . Alternative spellings are Oona and Oonagh. The Scottish Gaelic Ùna is derived from the Irish-language form.-People with the name:...
. A variant spelling of Oona is Oonagh
Oonagh
Oonagh is a feminine given name in the English language. It is variant spelling of Oona, which is an Anglicisation of the Irish-language given name Úna....
.
People with the name
- Oona Castilla ChaplinOona Castilla ChaplinOona Castilla Chaplin is a Spanish actress, flamenco dancer, and ballerina. She is also the granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin, and uses the stage name Oona Chaplin.- Personal life :...
- Oona GarthwaiteOona GarthwaiteOona 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 . Oona's co-writing project with Oakland-based producer Dave Tweedie is listed under the bandname "OONA"...
- Oona HartOona HartOona Hart is a model from Evanston, Illinois. She played Lynette in Vanilla Sky and also had appearances in the TV series Sliders and the film Love Jones. She is well-known for her Levi's jeans ad in which she is chased into a tree by a dog.-External links:...
- Oona KingOona KingOona Tamsyn King, Baroness King of Bow is a Baroness and Member of the House of Lords, and former Chief Diversity Officer of Channel 4. She previously had served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow from 1997 until 2005, when she was defeated by Respect candidate George...
- Oona LouhivaaraOona LouhivaaraOona Verona Louhivaara is a Finnish actress. From 2007 to 2009 she appeared as Juulia Autio on the popular Finnish soap opera Salatut Elämät. She is also known for the youth-oriented television series Laura, which aired on YLE TV2. The show aired for three seasons, which were titled Laura, Laura...
- Oona O'NeillOona O'NeillOona, Lady Chaplin was the daughter of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill and writer Agnes Boulton, and the wife of British actor, director and producer Charlie Chaplin....