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What does Una mean?
Una 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced OO-nah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Una is "one". The anglicized form of the name is from the feminine of Latin unus. It was used by Edmund Spenser in his 16th-century epic poem "The Faerie Queen", where the heroine of the first book is Una. She symbolizes truth, unity, and the one, true (Anglican) church. As a Gaelic name, Úna means "hunger" or may be derived from uan meaning "lamb". Also form of Agnes.
ENDS WITH -na
ASSOCIATED WITH 16th century, epic (mythology), faerie, queen, heroine, book (literary), gaelic
Variations
VARIANTS Euna, Oona, Oonagh, Unagh, Unah, Unna
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Una Keilani (U.K.), ..
How popular is Una?
Una is a very popular first name for women (#1259 out of 4276, Top 29%) but a unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Una reached its top position of #394 in the U.S. in the 1890s, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Agnes (#1204 VIA LATEST LIST), Euna and Oona are the prominent related forms of Una rated in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Una reached its peak during 1890-1899 (AVERAGE #830) and has become much less since, with versions like Una becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Una▼ is alike in pronunciation to Aanya, Aenya, Agna, Aina, Ainah, Ana, Anais▲, Anaya▲, Ania, Anna▼, Anya, Eanna, Eena, Enaya, Ennya, Enya, Iana, Inaya, Ioana, Iona▼, Oni, Oonah, Wanna, Yanna and Yoana. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Uda, Ula, Uma and Uta. These names tend to be less frequently used than Una.
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