Oona

See also: oona and òona

English

Etymology

From Irish Úna, cognate to Una.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːnə

Proper noun

Oona

1. A female given name from Irish
   • 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/, [ˈo̞ːnɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oːnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): 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	Oonat
genitive		Oonan	Oonien
partitive		Oonaa	Oonia
illative		Oonaan	Ooniin
		singular	plural
nominative		Oona	Oonat
accusative	nom.	Oona	Oonat
	gen.	Oonan
genitive		Oonan	Oonien Oonainrare
partitive		Oonaa	Oonia
inessive		Oonassa	Oonissa
elative		Oonasta	Oonista
illative		Oonaan	Ooniin
adessive		Oonalla	Oonilla
ablative		Oonalta	Oonilta
allative		Oonalle	Oonille
essive		Oonana	Oonina
translative		Oonaksi	Ooniksi
abessive		Oonatta	Oonitta
instructive		—	Oonin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Oona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oonani Oonani accusative nom. Oonani Oonani gen. Oonani genitive Oonani Oonieni Oonainirare partitive Oonaani Ooniani inessive Oonassani Oonissani elative Oonastani Oonistani illative Oonaani Ooniini adessive Oonallani Oonillani ablative Oonaltani Ooniltani allative Oonalleni Oonilleni essive Oonanani Ooninani translative Oonakseni Oonikseni abessive Oonattani Oonittani instructive — — comitative — Oonineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oonasi Oonasi accusative nom. Oonasi Oonasi gen. Oonasi genitive Oonasi Ooniesi Oonaisirare partitive Oonaasi Ooniasi inessive Oonassasi Oonissasi elative Oonastasi Oonistasi illative Oonaasi Ooniisi adessive Oonallasi Oonillasi ablative Oonaltasi Ooniltasi allative Oonallesi Oonillesi essive Oonanasi Ooninasi translative Oonaksesi Ooniksesi abessive Oonattasi Oonittasi instructive — — comitative — Ooninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oonamme Oonamme accusative nom. Oonamme Oonamme gen. Oonamme genitive Oonamme Ooniemme Oonaimmerare partitive Oonaamme Ooniamme inessive Oonassamme Oonissamme elative Oonastamme Oonistamme illative Oonaamme Ooniimme adessive Oonallamme Oonillamme ablative Oonaltamme Ooniltamme allative Oonallemme Oonillemme essive Oonanamme Ooninamme translative Oonaksemme Ooniksemme abessive Oonattamme Oonittamme instructive — — comitative — Ooninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oonanne Oonanne accusative nom. Oonanne Oonanne gen. Oonanne genitive Oonanne Oonienne Oonainnerare partitive Oonaanne Oonianne inessive Oonassanne Oonissanne elative Oonastanne Oonistanne illative Oonaanne Ooniinne adessive Oonallanne Oonillanne ablative Oonaltanne Ooniltanne allative Oonallenne Oonillenne essive Oonananne Ooninanne translative Oonaksenne Ooniksenne abessive Oonattanne Oonittanne instructive — — comitative — Ooninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Oonansa Oonansa accusative nom. Oonansa Oonansa gen. Oonansa genitive Oonansa Ooniensa Oonainsarare partitive Oonaansa Ooniaan Ooniansa inessive Oonassaan Oonassansa Oonissaan Oonissansa elative Oonastaan Oonastansa Oonistaan Oonistansa illative Oonaansa Ooniinsa adessive Oonallaan Oonallansa Oonillaan Oonillansa ablative Oonaltaan Oonaltansa Ooniltaan Ooniltansa allative Oonalleen Oonallensa Oonilleen Oonillensa essive Oonanaan Oonanansa Ooninaan Ooninansa translative Oonakseen Oonaksensa Oonikseen Ooniksensa abessive Oonattaan Oonattansa Oonittaan Oonittansa instructive — — comitative — Oonineen Ooninensa

Statistics

• Oona is the 108^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 7,263 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,138 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Nooa, anoo