Oona

See also: oona and òona

English

Etymology

From Irish Úna, cognate to Una.

Proper noun

Oona

  1. A female given name
    • 1960, Charles Chaplin Jr., N. Rau, M. Rau: My Father, Charlie Chaplin, Random House, page 270:
      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.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Oona in the 1960s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːnɑ/, [ˈo̞ːnɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Oo‧na

Proper noun

Oona

  1. A female given name. Popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.

Declension

Inflection of Oona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Oona
genitive Oonan
partitive Oonaa
illative Oonaan
singular plural
nominative Oona
accusative nom. Oona
gen. Oonan
genitive Oonan
partitive Oonaa
inessive Oonassa
elative Oonasta
illative Oonaan
adessive Oonalla
ablative Oonalta
allative Oonalle
essive Oonana
translative Oonaksi
instructive
abessive Oonatta
comitative

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