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Una

Latin, Irish, or Old Norse
"one; lamb; happy"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Mon Jul 14 2025

Una Origin and Meaning

The name Una is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "one; lamb; happy".

In an epic poem, the personification of truth, beauty, and unity; this ancient name is popular in several European countries but less common in the US. The Oona spelling is slightly more popular but Una sleeker.

# 942 in the US

Una Rank in US Top 1000

# 484 on Nameberry

Una Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Una

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Famous People Named Una

  • Una Theresa Imogene Healy
    Irish singer of The Saturdays
  • Una Hawthorne
    daughter of Sophia Peabody and Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Una Merkel
    American actress
  • Una Constance Pope
    Hennessy, British writer and historian
  • Una O'Connor (born Agnes Teresa McGlade)
    Irish character actress
  • Una Stubbs
    English actress
  • Saoirse Una Ronan
    Irish actress
  • Una Jeffers
    wife of American poet Robinson Jeffers
  • Scout Una Denyer (b. 2015)
    daughter of TV presenter Grant Denyer

The name Una in Pop Culture

  • Una Meredith
    character in the "Anne of Green Gables" series
  • Una
    main character in Barbara Cartland's book "Alone in Paris"
  • "Una
    " song by Filipino band Sponge Cola
  • "Una
    " novel by Serbian writer Momo Kapor
  • Una
    character in poem "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser
  • Una
    one code name of DC Comics super heroine Luornu Durgo
  • Una
    character in "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
  • Una Ominous
    character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
  • Una Flux
    character in TV series/action movie "Aeon Flux"
  • Otomachi Una
    a Japanese Vocaloid
  • Una
    also known informally as Number One, was a female Human Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. Since 2254 at least, she served aboard the USS Enterprise as Christopher Pike's first officer. The character of "Number One" was on Star Trek The Original Series & Star Trek: Discovery , In The Original Series, Una/Number One was played by Majel Barrett Rodenberry & on
  • Star Trek: Discovery Una was played by Rebecca Romijn
    The name "Una" appears in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2" (at about 40:30), when Pike says, "I'm giving you the conn, Una." Michelle Paradise, executive producer of Discovery, confirmed that the show had taken the name from the novels. The name "Una" is mentioned again in the Star Trek: Short Treks episode "Q&A"

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