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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] The Filipino word "una" meaning "first" (e.g., in Tagalog and Cebuano) is also derived from this Latin root. 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.

Una (Serbian Cyrillic: Уна) is furthermore a popular given name in former-Yugoslav countries (including Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro), likely also deriving from the Latin unus.

People with the name

Una Abell-Brinker (1874–1952), American actress
Una Stella Abrahamson (1922–1999), English-born Canadian artist and writer
Una Baines (born 1957), British keyboard player and member of The Fall
Una Mabel Bourne (1882-1974), Australian pianist and composer
Una Budd (born 1975), Irish international cricketer
Una Carter (1890–1954), New Zealand cooking teacher, demonstrator and writer
Una Chi (1942–2021), Italian translator and writer
Una S. T. Clarke (born 1934), American politician
Una Crawford O'Brien (fl. from 1998), Irish actor
Una Deerbon (1882–1972), Australian studio potter
Una Ellis-Fermor (1894–1958), English literary critic and author
Una Lucy Fielding (1888–1969), Australian neuroanatomist
Una Hale (1922-2005), Australian operatic soprano
Una Hanbury (1904–1990), American sculptor
Una Harkin (born 1983), Irish Gaelic and association football player
Una Healy (born 1981), Irish singer-songwriter and member of the girlgroup The Saturdays
Una B. Herrick (1863–1950), American educator
Una Hunt (1876–1957), American author
Una Jagose (fl. from 1990), New Zealand lawyer
Una Leacy (born 1988), Irish camogie player
Una McCormack (born 1972), British-Irish academic, scriptwriter and novelist
Una McLean (born 1930), Scottish actress and comedian
Úna MacLochlainn (born 1987), Irish singer-songwriter
Una Marson (1905–1965), Jamaican feminist
Una Merkel (1903–1986), American actress
Una Morris (born 1947), Jamaican sprinter, physician and restaurateur
Una Mullally (born 1983), Irish journalist and broadcaster
Una O'Brien, British senior civil servant 2010–2016
Una O'Connor (actress) (1880–1959), Irish actress
Úna O'Connor (camogie) (1938–2020), Irish camogie player
Una O'Keefe (born 1954), widow of Harry Nilsson
Una O'Donoghue (born 1981), Irish camogie player
Una O'Dwyer (camogie), Irish camogie player
Una O'Hagan (born 1962), Irish author and journalist
Una Paisley (1922–1977), Australian cricket player
Úna Palliser (fl. from 2002), Irish-born musician
Una Platts (1908-2005), New Zealand artist and art historian
Una Pope-Hennessy (1875-1949), British historian
Una Power, English-born Irish card reader and author
Una Raymond-Hoey (born 1996), Irish cricketer
Una Ross, 25th Baroness de Ros (1879–1956), British peer
Una Ryan (born 1941), British-American biologist
Una M. Ryan (born 1966), Irish biochemist
Una Stubbs (1937–2021), English actress
Una Troy (1910-1993), Irish novelist
Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge (1887-1963), British sculptor and translator
Una Watters (1918-1965), Irish artist and librarian
Una White (died 1997), Jamaican-British nurse

Fictional characters with the name

Una, a character in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser
Una Hamilton, a character in East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Una, one codename of the DC Comics superheroine Luornu Durgo
Una (Stardust), a character in Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Una Chin-Riley, nicknamed "Number One", in the Star Trek franchise
Otomachi Una, a Vocaloid software voicebank introduced in Vocaloid 4.
Una Nancy Owen, a character in And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
Una Spencer, the main character in the play Blackbird by David Harrower.
Una Meredith, a character in Rainbow Valley by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

References

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

External links

http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Una.shtml

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

[2] Behind the Name: Úna

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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 language|Latin]] ''unus'', meaning ''[[1|one]]''.<ref> {{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=267|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref> The [[Filipino language|Filipino]] word "una" meaning "first" (e.g., in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] and [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]]) is also derived from this Latin root. This is also the meaning implied for the given name of [[Star Trek]] character Una Chin-Riley, commonly called [[Number One (Star Trek)|Number One]].
-'''Úna''' is an [[Irish language]] feminine [[given name]]. It may be derived from the Irish word ''uan'' (lamb).<ref> [http://www.behindthename.com/name/u10na Behind the Name: Úna]</ref> Also, the name Una might mean "the personification of truth, beauty, and unity" cited.<ref> [https://nameberry.com/babyname/Una Una]</ref> Alternative spellings are [[Una (disambiguation)#People|Una]], [[Oona]] and [[Oonagh]]. The [[Scottish Gaelic]] form is '''Ùna'''.
+'''Úna''' is an [[Irish language]] version that may be derived from the Irish word ''uan'' 'lamb'.<ref> [http://www.behindthename.com/name/u10na Behind the Name: Úna]</ref> An alternative spelling is [[Oona]]. The [[Scottish Gaelic]] form is '''Ùna'''.
+'''Una''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Уна}}) is furthermore a popular given name in former-[[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] countries (including [[Serbia]], [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia]], and [[Montenegro]]), likely also deriving from the Latin ''unus''.
 ==People with the name==
-* [[Úna O'Connor]] (born 1938), Irish sportsperson
+* [[Una Abell-Brinker]] (1874–1952), American actress
+* [[Una Stella Abrahamson]] (1922–1999), English-born Canadian artist and writer
-* [[Una O'Connor (actress)|Una O'Connor]] (1880–1959), Irish actress
-* Una O'Keefe (born 1954) widow of [[Harry Nilsson]]
+*[[Una Baines]] (born 1957), British keyboard player and member of The Fall
+* [[Una Mabel Bourne]] (1882-1974), Australian pianist and composer
-* [[Úna O'Donoghue]] (born 1981), Irish sportsperson
-* [[Úna MacLochlainn]] (born 1987), Irish singer-songwriter
+* [[Una Budd]] (born 1975), Irish international cricketer
+* [[Una Carter]] (1890–1954), New Zealand cooking teacher, demonstrator and writer
+* [[Una Chi]] (1942–2021), Italian translator and writer
+* [[Una S. T. Clarke]] (born 1934), American politician
+* [[Una Crawford O'Brien]] (fl. from 1998), Irish actor
+* [[Una Deerbon]] (1882–1972), Australian studio potter
+* [[Una Ellis-Fermor]] (1894–1958), English literary critic and author
+* [[Una Lucy Fielding]] (1888–1969), Australian neuroanatomist
+* [[Una Hale]] (1922-2005), Australian operatic soprano
+* [[Una Hanbury]] (1904–1990), American sculptor
+* [[Una Harkin]] (born 1983), Irish Gaelic and association football player
 * [[Una Healy]] (born 1981), Irish singer-songwriter and member of the girlgroup [[The Saturdays]]
+* [[Una B. Herrick]] (1863–1950), American educator
+* [[Una Hunt]] (1876–1957), American author
+* [[Una Jagose]] (fl. from 1990), New Zealand lawyer
+* [[Una Leacy]] (born 1988), Irish camogie player
+* [[Una McCormack]] (born 1972), British-Irish academic, scriptwriter and novelist
+* [[Una McLean]] (born 1930), Scottish actress and comedian
+* [[Úna MacLochlainn]] (born 1987), Irish singer-songwriter
+* [[Una Marson]] (1905–1965), Jamaican feminist
 * [[Una Merkel]] (1903–1986), American actress
+* [[Una Morris]] (born 1947), Jamaican sprinter, physician and restaurateur
+* [[Una Mullally]] (born 1983), Irish journalist and broadcaster
+* [[Una O'Brien]], British senior civil servant 2010–2016
+* [[Una O'Connor (actress)]] (1880–1959), Irish actress
+* [[Úna O'Connor (camogie)]] (1938–2020), Irish camogie player
+* Una O'Keefe (born 1954), widow of [[Harry Nilsson]]
+* [[Una O'Donoghue]] (born 1981), Irish camogie player
+* [[Una O'Dwyer (camogie)]], Irish camogie player
+* [[Una O'Hagan]] (born 1962), Irish author and journalist
+* [[Una Paisley]] (1922–1977), Australian cricket player
+* [[Úna Palliser]] (fl. from 2002), Irish-born musician
+* [[Una Platts]] (1908-2005), New Zealand artist and art historian
+* [[Una Pope-Hennessy]] (1875-1949), British historian
+* [[Una Power]], English-born Irish card reader and author
 * [[Una Raymond-Hoey]] (born 1996), Irish cricketer
+* [[Una Ross, 25th Baroness de Ros]] (1879–1956), British peer
+* [[Una Ryan]] (born 1941), British-American biologist
+* [[Una M. Ryan]] (born 1966), Irish biochemist
 * [[Una Stubbs]] (1937–2021), English actress
+* [[Una Troy]] (1910-1993), Irish novelist
+* [[Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge]] (1887-1963), British sculptor and translator
+* [[Una Watters]] (1918-1965), Irish artist and librarian
+* [[Una White]] (died 1997), Jamaican-British nurse
+==Fictional characters with the name==
+* Una, a character in ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'' by [[Edmund Spenser]]
+* Una Hamilton, a character in ''[[East of Eden (novel)|East of Eden]]'' by [[John Steinbeck]]
+* Una, one codename of the DC Comics superheroine [[Luornu Durgo]]
+* [[Una (Stardust)|Una (''Stardust'')]], a character in ''[[Stardust (Gaiman novel)|Stardust]]'' by [[Neil Gaiman]]
+* Una Chin-Riley, nicknamed "[[Number One (Star Trek)|Number One]]", in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise
+*Otomachi Una, a Vocaloid software voicebank introduced in [[Vocaloid 4#Otomachi Una|Vocaloid 4]].
+* Una Nancy Owen, a character in ''[[And Then There Were None]]'' by [[Agatha Christie]].
+* Una Spencer, the main character in the play [[Blackbird (play)|''Blackbird'']] by [[David Harrower]].
+* Una Meredith, a character in [[Rainbow Valley|''Rainbow Valley'']] by [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]].
 ==See also==
+*{{lookfrom}}
-*[[List of Irish-language given names]]
+* [[List of Irish-language given names]]
+* [[Una (disambiguation)]]
+* Saint [[Hunna]] (died 679)
 == References ==
-<references/>
+<references />
 ==External links==
 * http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Una.shtml
-{{given name|Una|nocat}}
+{{given name}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Una}}
 [[Category:Irish-language feminine given names]]
+[[Category:Feminine given names]]