Úna is an

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It may be derived from the Irish word ''uan'' (lamb). Also, the name Una might mean "the personification of truth, beauty, and unity" cited.Una
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Una Una and UNA may refer to: Places * 160 Una, the asteroid "Una", an asteroid named after the Faerie Queene character * Una River (disambiguation), numerous rivers * Una, Himachal Pradesh, a town in India ** Una, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constit ...

Oona Oona is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish-language name ''Úna''. Apart from in Ireland, it is also a popular name in Finland. People with the name Oona * Oona Brown (born 2004), American ice dancer *Oona Chaplin (born 1 ...

and

Oonagh Oona is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish-language name ''Úna''. Apart from in Ireland, it is also a popular name in Finland. People with the name Oona *Oona Brown (born 2004), American ice dancer *Oona Chaplin (born 198 ...

. The

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

form is Ùna.

People with the name

Una McCormack Una McCormack (born 13 January 1972) is a British-Irish academic, scriptwriter and novelist. She is the author of ''The Baba Yaga'' (2015) and ''The Star of the Sea'' (2016), two books in the ''Weird Space'' series from UK science fiction publish ...

(born 1972), British-Irish academic, scriptwriter and novelist *

Una White Una White (died April 1997) was a Jamaican-British nurse who achieved posthumous notability when her name was placed, in high illuminated lettering, on Birmingham Central Library (since demolished) for three weeks, as an public art, art installa ...

, Jamaican-British nurse *

Una Damon Una Damon (born Kim Una) is a South-Korean and American actress. Her film credits include ''Gattaca'', ''The Truman Show'', '' Deep Impact'', ''Deep Rising'', and ''Spider-Man''. Damon has acted in numerous television shows including ''Curb Your ...

(born 1964), South Korean and American actress * Úna O'Connor (born 1938), Irish sportsperson * Una O'Connor (1880–1959), Irish actress *

Una Marson Una Maud Victoria Marson (6 February 1905 – 6 May 1965) was a Jamaican feminist, activist and writer, producing poems, plays and radio programmes. She travelled to London in 1932 and became the first black woman to be employed by the BBC d ...

(1905-1965), Jamaican feminist * Una O'Keefe (born 1954) widow of

Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal ove ...

Una Mabel Bourne Una Mabel Bourne (23 October 1882 – 15 November 1974) was an Australian pianist and composer. Early life Una Mabel Bourne was born at Mudgee, New South Wales, the daughter of James George Bourne and Margaret Webber Bourne. Her father was a shop ...

(1882-1974), Australian pianist and composer * Úna O'Donoghue (born 1981), Irish sportsperson * Úna MacLochlainn (born 1987), Irish singer-songwriter *

Una Healy Una Theresa Imogene Healy (born 10 October 1981) is an Irish singer. She rose to fame in 2008 as a member of five-piece girl group The Saturdays, who are signed to Fascination and Polydor Records. In 2006, she represented Ireland in the Eurovi ...

(born 1981), Irish singer-songwriter and member of the girlgroup

The Saturdays The Saturdays were a British-Irish girl group based in London, England. The group formed during the summer of 2007 and have been on hiatus since 2014. The lineup consists of Frankie Bridge, Una Healy, Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, and Vanessa Wh ...

Una Merkel Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. Merkel was born in Kentucky and acted on stage in New York in the 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1930 and became a popular film ...

(1903–1986), American actress *

Una McLean Una McLean MBE (born 12 January 1930 in Strathaven, Scotland) is a Scottish actress and comedian. She is best known for appearing in pantomimes. She was married to Scottish stage and film actor Russell Hunter from 1991 until his death in 20 ...

(born 1930), Scottish actress and comedian *

Una Raymond-Hoey Una Raymond-Hoey (born 28 October 1996) is an Irish cricketer who has played for Scorchers, Typhoons, Melbourne Stars, Victoria and Ireland. Raymond-Hoey has played in four One Day Internationals matches, making her debut against South Africa ...

(born 1996), Irish cricketer *

Una Hale Una Rosalind Hale (18 November 1922 – 4 March 2005) was an Australian operatic soprano, mainly known in her native country and in the United Kingdom. History Hale was born in Wayville, South Australia to Unitarian minister George Ernest Hale a ...

(1922-2005), Australian operatic soprano *

Una Stubbs Una Stubbs (1 May 1937 – 12 August 2021) was an English actress, television personality and dancer who appeared on British television and in the theatre, and occasionally in films. She became known after appearing in the film '' Summer Holiday ...

(1937–2021), English actress *

Úna O'Connor (camogie) Úna O'Connor (1938 – 4 March 2020) was an Irish sportsperson who played senior camogie with Dublin from 1953 until 1975. She is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time, a member of the team of the century. the first camogie player ...

, Irish sportswoman * Una Troy (1910-1993), Irish novelist *

Una Pope-Hennessy Dame Una Constance Pope-Hennessy, (née Birch; 21 April 1875 – 16 August 1949) was a British writer, historian, and biographer. She was the daughter of Sir Arthur Birch, and married Major (later Major-General) Richard Pope-Hennessy in 19 ...

(1875-1949), British historian *

Una Chi Una Chi (born Bruna Bianchi; Milan, 5 June 1942 – Cisternino, 19 January 2021) was an Italian translator and writer. Life Bruna Bianchi was born in Milan in 1942. For many years she was a professor of German literature at the University of Mi ...

(born 1942), Italian translator and writer * Una Lucy Fielding (1888-1969), Australian neuroanatomist * Una Deerbon (1882–1972), Australian studio potter *

Una Hunt Una Hunt Clarke Drage (January 6, 1876 – November 10, 1957)Ancestry.com, U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974, Death Reports in State Department Decimal File, 1910 to 1962, Box 1042: 1955 - 1959, image 666. was an Ame ...

, American author *

Una Stella Abrahamson Una Stella Abrahamson ( Golding; August 6, 1922 – February 28, 1999) was an English-born Canadian artist and writer. Biography She was born Una Stella Golding in London and studied art in England. She married Roy Abrahamson shortly afte ...

(1922-1999), English-born Canadian artist and writer *

Una Carter Una Isabel Carter (20 August 1890–14 October 1954) was a New Zealand cooking teacher, demonstrator and writer. She was born in Upper Tutaenui, near Marton, New Zealand on 20 August 1890. Early life Carter was born in 1890, to Manawatu ...

(1890–1954), New Zealand cooking teacher, demonstrator and writer * Una Paisley (1922-1977), Australian cricket player * Una Platts (1908-2005), New Zealand artist and art historian *

Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge (born Margot Elena Gertrude Taylor; 8 March 1887 – 24 September 1963) was a British sculptor and translator. She is best known as the long-time lesbian partner of Marguerite Radclyffe Hall, author of ''The Wel ...

(1887-1963), British sculptor and translator * Una Watters (1918-1965), Irish artist and librarian *

(born 1981), Irish singer-songwriter, musician, radio and television presenter *

Una Morris Una Lorraine Morris (born 17 January 1947) is a retired Jamaican sprint (running), sprinter, physician, restaurateur, and Catering, food caterer. She represented Jamaica at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in eight sprint events in total, with t ...

(born 1947), Jamaican retired sprinter * Una S. T. Clarke (born 1934), American politician *

Una Ryan Una Ryan (born December 18, 1941) is a British-American biologist who has conducted research on vascular biology, publishing over 300 papers. After an extended research and academic career she began a career in the Biotechnology, biotech industry ...

(born 1941), British-American biologist *

Una Mullally Una Mullally is an Irish journalist and broadcaster from Dublin. She is a columnist with ''The Irish Times''. Background Mullally grew-up in Deansgrange in South County Dublin and attended Coláiste Íosagáin where she was head girl in her fina ...

, Irish journalist and broadcaster *

Úna Palliser Úna Palliser is an Irish born, London-based violinist, violist, singer and multi-instrumentalist who as well as being classically trained, is recognised for her proficiency in many musical genres, including rock, jazz, Balkan and Folk music of ...

, Irish-born violinist, violist, singer and multi-instrumentalist *

Una Ellis-Fermor Una Mary Ellis-Fermor (20 December 1894 – 24 March 1958), who also used the pseudonym Christopher Turnley, was an English literary critic, author and Hildred Carlile Professor of English at Bedford College, London (1947–1958). In recognition o ...

(1894-1958), English literary critic, author * Una O'Hagan (born 1962), Irish author, journalist and former newsreader *

Una Power Una Power is an English-born Irish card reader and author, notable for her appearance on ''The Psychic Zone'' on Dublin's 98 and occasional guest slots on TV3's ''Ireland AM'' series. She has previously worked with the BBC, as well as KFM, a lo ...

, English-born Irish card reader and author *

Una Harkin Una Matilda Harkin (born 20 January 1983) is an Irish Gaelic and association football player. In Gaelic football, she is known for her time as a Derry player, reaching the 2008 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship final with them, and ...

(born 1983), Irish Gaelic and association football player *

Una M. Ryan Una M. Ryan (born 1966) is a biochemist from Ireland, researching parasites and infectious agents in Australia, where she lives. She is an associate professor at the School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences of Murdoch University. In 2000, s ...

(born 1966), Irish biochemist * Una Crawford O'Brien, Irish actor *

Una O'Dwyer (camogie) Una O'Dwyer is a camogie player, winner of the Texaco Player of the Year award in 2004, an All-Star award in 2004, a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003 and All Ireland medals in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004. Care ...

, Irish camogie player *

Una Budd Una Grace Budd (born 28 October 1975) is an Irish former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for Ireland between 2003 and 2005. Budd was born in Dublin. Her younger sister, Aoife Budd, als ...

(born 21975), Irish former international cricketer *

Una Leacy Una Leacy is a camogie player and winner of two All-Star awards. Leacy's first All-Star came in 2007, the year her two early goals helped Wexford win their first All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in 32 years, and her second in 2011. She ...

, Irish camogie player

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* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Una.shtml {{DEFAULTSORT:Una Irish-language feminine given names

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