Una
Una is a girls' name of Irish origin meaning “the one, lamb.” A name of multiple meanings — 'one' in Latin, 'lamb' in Irish, and possibly 'hunger' in Old Irish.
how do you pronounce Una?
OO-nah
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what does Una mean?
The name Una means “the one, lamb.” It comes from the Irish language tradition.
A name of multiple meanings — 'one' in Latin, 'lamb' in Irish, and possibly 'hunger' in Old Irish. In Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene,' Una represents truth and the true church. In Irish tradition, it is associated with several legendary queens. The name is elegant in its simplicity.
where does the name Una come from?
Wikipedia traces Una, as used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene, to the Latin unus, meaning 'one' — the same root that underlies the Filipino word una, meaning 'first.' Wikipedia separately notes Una is currently a popular name for girls in Serbia, with local associations to the Una River. None of the sources retrieved confirm the Irish 'lamb' derivation given elsewhere; a Wiktionary entry recording Una as a Latvian given name since 1938 is a distinct, seemingly unrelated origin with no usable etymology in the garbled text retrieved.
the history of Una
Beyond Spenser's literary use and its current popularity in Serbia, nothing further about an Irish history for the name is documented in the sources retrieved.
who are famous people named Una?
- Una Stubbs (English actress)
- Una Healy (Irish singer, member of The Saturdays)
what names are similar to Una?
what names go well with Una?
Sibling names that share Una's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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