Where does “Oona” come from?

Oona is an English given name derived from Irish Úna, from Irish uan and Old Irish úan, ultimately from Proto-Celtic ognos built from Proto-Indo-European pu- and -nós.

Ancestry of “Oona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÚnafamous in Irish legend
2Irishuanlamb; froth, foam
3Old Irishúanlamb; foam; froth
4Proto-Celticognoslamb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “Oona”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Celtic ognos →