Oona

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proper noun

A female given name from Irish.

OriginIrish Úna →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Irish.

    The bright one I was now about to meet. Oona O'Neill! Her name sounds like a spring breeze - as ethereal and lovely as the girl herself.

    1960, Charles Chaplin Jr., N. Rau, M. Rau, My Father, Charlie Chaplin, Random House, page 270

Origin

  1. IrishÚna
  2. EnglishOona

Borrowed from Irish Úna; doublet of Una.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Oona

UnaLagunalunatunakorunakunakahunalacunapunaCunadoonayokozunamezzalunamizunaDrunanoona
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Cite this entry
APA

Oona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oona

MLA

“Oona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oona. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oona,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oona.

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