Ùna

Una (given name)

Una (given name)

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Una is a feminine given name with various origins. As used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene, the name is derived from the Latin unus, meaning one.[1] This is also the meaning implied for the given name of Star Trek character Una Chin-Riley, commonly called Number One.

Úna is an Irish language version that may be derived from the Irish word uan 'lamb'.[2] An alternative spelling is Oona. The Scottish Gaelic form is Ùna. The name Una may mean "the personification of truth, beauty, and unity".[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 267. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. [2]
    Behind the Name: Úna
  3. [3]
    Una
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