One who is pure and chaste.
Oona is a name made famous by Eugene O'Neill 's daughter, who became Charlie Chaplin 's wife; the double-o beginning gives it a lot of oomph. In Irish legend, Una /Oona was a daughter of a king of Lochlainn.  Meanings and history of the name Oona: | Edit. This is the phonetic spelling of the name Una, meaning lamb in Gaelic, one, universal in Latin, and happy in Icelandic. It is used in many countries, including England, Ireland, Bosnia, Latvia, Serbia, Japan, and Iceland. [ 2 syll. oo-na, oon-a ] The baby girl name Oona is pronounced as UW-Naa †. Oona is mainly used in Gaelic, English, and Irish. Its language of origin is Old Greek, Native American-Hopi, and Celtic. Oona is a variant form of the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian name Agnes in the Gaelic language. Oona is also a variant form of the Irish and English name Una in the English language. Oona is also a spelling variant of the Irish name Oonagh as well as a spelling variant of the Irish and Scottish name Úna úna in The irish. language Oona is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Oona include Una, Oma, Eun, Eun Hee, Eun Mi, Juin, Juine, Uma, Umay, Umi, Unna, Omana, Aumoe, Oonagh, and Am. Oona /oona/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced OO-nah. It is of Scottish, Irish and Gaelic origin. Variant of Una (Latin) one. Playwright Eugene O'Neill gave this name to his daughter. Oona is an unusual given name for females. Oona is an unusual last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. Census). The name Oona is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Oona is: One. Latin Meaning: The name Oona is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Oona is: One. Irish Meaning: The name Oona is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Oona is: Lamb. Can also be an IrishUna: One.  Report inappropriate content. According to Freakonomics, Oona is one of the most high-end names, meaning it is mostly chosen by parents of a high socio-economic status. This is the phonetic spelling of the name Una, meaning lamb in Gaelic, one, universal in Latin, and happy in Icelandic. It is used in many countries, including England, Ireland, Bosnia, Latvia, Serbia, Japan, and Iceland. Meaning. The name Oona has the following meaning: One who is pure and chaste. Latinized form of the Greek name Hagne, derived from Greek hagnos which in turn means chaste. A name which has variants in French, Italian, Gaelic, Scottish and many other languages. Agnes, Roman martyr (died c.304). The name Oona is very likely a(n) Greek variant of the name Agnes. See other suggested Greek girl baby names. You might also like to see the other variants Comments and insights on the name Oona: | Edit. According to Freakonomics, Oona is one of the most high-end names, meaning it is mostly chosen by parents of a high socio-economic status. This is the phonetic spelling of the name Una, meaning lamb in Gaelic, one, universal in Latin, and happy in Icelandic. It is used in many countries, including England, Ireland, Bosnia, Latvia, Serbia, Japan, and Iceland.
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