Unec (; german: Maunitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.) is a settlement northwest of Rakek in the
Municipality of Cerknica
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in the
Inner Carniola
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region of
Slovenia
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Name
Unec was attested in written sources in 1295 as ''Mov̊nitz'' and ''Mov̊ncz'' (and as ''Mounç'' in 1300 and ''Movncz'' in 1307). Morphologically, the name indicates that it has an adjectival base and can be derived from ''*unъ'' 'good, desired'. Another possibility is derivation from the
hypocorism
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''*Unъ'', referring to an early settler of the place. The name is probably not connected with the Una River in Croatia, which is likely of pre-Slavic origin.
Church
The
parish church
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in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the