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Una

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Gender: Female Meaning of Una: "one; also, lamb" Origin of Una: Latin

The name Una is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "one; also, lamb". Una and is often added to lists like Unique Baby Girl Names and discussed in our forums with posts like "Drop your least favorite name".

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In an epic poem, the personification of truth, beauty, and unity; this ancient name is popular in Ireland but rarely heard here. The Oona spelling has more oomph.

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Famous People Named Una

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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

Pop Culture References for the name Una

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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

Nicknames & Variations for Una

Euna, Oonagh, Oona, Unna, Unah, Uny

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16 names similar to Una

These 16 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Una. If you didn't find an alternative name that you like better than Una, try our name generator. It allows you to go beyond the similarities of a name, which can provide a lot of inspiration!

Female Oona Female Orla Female Tala Female Paloma Female Iona Female Fauna Male Auberon Female Aoife
Female Io Male Dov Female Niamh Female Ione Female Fionnuala Female Alya Male Poe Female Ursula

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Comments

rubylark Says:

2019-01-19T02:14:57

I prefer this spelling, I think it's more graceful than Oona. The meaning is cute, it would be a good nickname (and by itself)!

Daiseymae Says:

2017-09-05T05:48:52

It is pronouced "U-na" like the 30s actress Una Merkel.

ReneeAnne Says:

2017-05-11T03:11:10

My great grandmother was Una Belle Ralyea. My niece is Lunabella :)

paulapuddephatt Says:

2017-02-13T23:49:59

I used to think this was pronounced with a "you" sound. Isn't that how Una Stubbs pronounces it? But I think most people say Oona, as per the phonetic spelling.

headintheclouds Says:

2015-10-03T14:54:57

I first heard of this name from the Anne of Green Gables series on the character Una Meredith, and like yvonne_virginia, I loved it because she was a sweet and loyal character. I'd imagine an Una in my head to either be like the character- soft-spoken, elegant and intelligent- or to be very spirited and energetic. Una is such a lovely, short and simple name, but it has a lot of impact and presence. I much prefer this spelling, since the Oona variant makes me think of Oompa Loompas!

Ariana157 Says:

2015-09-12T17:59:55

This is my favorite name

raefrank Says:

2015-07-21T02:43:19

I like this spelling better than Oona, but both are nice.

yvonne_virginia Says:

2015-07-07T20:08:43

I think I love this because of the L. M. Montgomery character, Una Meredith. She was so sweet.

yvonne_virginia Says:

2015-06-16T20:13:28

I agree.

Catastroffy Says:

2014-12-23T23:21:48

This is really quite pretty.

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