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.

Oona Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 459 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Oona

• 459 Nameberry 2025
• 930 England 2021
• 41 Finland 2024
• 92 Belgium 2023

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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

The name 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"