Girl's name
Úna
“OO-na”
IPA: /ˈuːnˠə/
possibly from uan, 'lamb', or úan, 'hunger'; disputed
The story behind the name
A favourite of the Gaelic aristocracy, several Únas appear among the O'Briens and O'Neills, and, in folklore, the name of the queen of the fairies alongside Finvarra. Sometimes anglicised, for no good reason, as Winifred or Agnes.
Famous people with this name
- Una O'Connor (1880–1959) — Irish actress
- Una Healy (born 1981) — Irish singer, songwriter and musician
- Una Harkin (born 1983) — Northern Ireland footballer
- Úna Brennan (1888–1958) — Irish nationalist and feminist
- Una O'Hagan (born 1962) — Irish Newsreader
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Úna on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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