Úna is an

Irish language Irish (an Caighdeán Oifigiúil, Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages, Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European lang ...

feminine given name. It may be derived from the Irish word ''uan'' (lamb). Also, the name Una might mean "the personification of truth, beauty, and unity" cited.Una
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Oonagh Oona is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish-language name '' Úna''. Apart from in Ireland, it is also a popular name in Finland. People with the name Oona *Oona Brown (born 2004), American ice dancer * Oona Chaplin (born ...

. The

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well a ...

form is Ùna.

People with the name

* Una McCormack (born 1972), British-Irish academic, scriptwriter and novelist * Una White, Jamaican-British nurse *

Una Damon Una Damon (born Kim Una) is a South-Korean and American actress. Her film credits include ''Gattaca'', '' The Truman Show'', '' Deep Impact'', '' Deep Rising'', and '' Spider-Man''. Damon has acted in numerous television shows including '' Curb ...

(born 1964), South Korean and American actress *

Úna O'Connor Úna is an Irish language feminine given name. It may be derived from the Irish word ''uan'' (lamb). Also, the name Una might mean "the personification of truth, beauty, and unity" cited. Alternative spellings are Una, Oona and Oonagh. The Scottish ...

(born 1938), Irish sportsperson * Una O'Connor (1880–1959), Irish actress *

Una Marson Una Maud Victoria Marson (6 February 1905 – 6 May 1965) was a Jamaican feminist, activist and writer, producing poems, plays and radio programmes. She travelled to London in 1932 and became the first black woman to be employed by the BBC ...

(1905-1965), Jamaican feminist * Una O'Keefe (born 1954) widow of

Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal ov ...

* Una Mabel Bourne (1882-1974), Australian pianist and composer *

Úna O'Donoghue Una O'Donoghue born 1981 in Lissarda, County Cork, Ireland is a camogie player, winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 2002, when she was team captain, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. She led her club to their first county Senior championship t ...

(born 1981), Irish sportsperson *

Úna MacLochlainn Úna MacLochlainn (born 1987) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Career MacLochlainn is a native of New Inn, County Galway. Her first album, ''Willow Tree'', was released in 2008. She has supported acts such as Sharon Shannon, Don Baker, Mary C ...

(born 1987), Irish singer-songwriter *

Una Healy Una Theresa Imogene Healy (born 10 October 1981) is an Irish singer. She rose to fame in 2008 as a member of five-piece girl group The Saturdays, who are signed to Fascination and Polydor Records. In 2006, she represented Ireland in the Eurovis ...

(born 1981), Irish singer-songwriter and member of the girlgroup

The Saturdays The Saturdays were a British-Irish girl group based in London, England. The group formed during the summer of 2007 and have been on hiatus since 2014. The lineup consists of Frankie Bridge, Una Healy, Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, and Vanessa ...

Una Merkel Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. Merkel was born in Kentucky and acted on stage in New York in the 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1930 and became a popular film ...

(1903–1986), American actress * Una McLean (born 1930), Scottish actress and comedian *

Una Raymond-Hoey Una Raymond-Hoey (born 28 October 1996) is an Irish cricketer who has played for Scorchers, Typhoons, Melbourne Stars, Victoria and Ireland. Raymond-Hoey has played in four One Day Internationals matches, making her debut against South ...

(born 1996), Irish cricketer *

Una Hale Una Rosalind Hale (18 November 1922 – 4 March 2005) was an Australian operatic soprano, mainly known in her native country and in the United Kingdom. History Hale was born in Wayville, South Australia to Unitarian minister George Ernest Hale ...

(1922-2005), Australian operatic soprano *

Una Stubbs Una Stubbs (1 May 1937 – 12 August 2021) was an English actress, television personality and dancer who appeared on British television and in the theatre, and occasionally in films. She became known after appearing in the film '' Summer Holiday ...

(1937–2021), English actress * Úna O'Connor (camogie), Irish sportswoman *

Una Troy Una Troy Walsh (21 May 1910 – 27 September 1993) was an Irish novelist and playwright who wrote under the names Elizabeth Connor and Una Troy. Early life Troy was born in Fermoy, County Cork, the daughter of John S. Troy and Brigid Agnes ...

(1910-1993), Irish novelist * Una Pope-Hennessy (1875-1949), British historian * Una Chi (born 1942), Italian translator and writer *

Una Lucy Fielding Una Lucy Fielding (20 May 1888 – 11 August 1969) was an Australian neuroanatomist. Early life Una Fielding was born in Wellington, New South Wales to Anglican clergyman and author Rev. Sydney Glanville Fielding and his wife Lucy Frances (née ...

(1888-1969), Australian neuroanatomist *

Una Deerbon Una Deerbon (1882–1972) was an Australian studio potter in the early twentieth century. She was uniquely able as a woman potter in that period to support herself and her family. Personal Deerbon was born Una Clare Eden Deane in Woollahra, New S ...

(1882–1972), Australian studio potter *

Una Hunt Una Hunt Clarke Drage (January 6, 1876 – November 10, 1957)Ancestry.com, U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974, Death Reports in State Department Decimal File, 1910 to 1962, Box 1042: 1955 - 1959, image 666. was an Ame ...

, American author *

Una Stella Abrahamson Una Stella Abrahamson ( Golding; August 6, 1922 – February 28, 1999) was an English-born Canadian artist and writer. Biography She was born Una Stella Golding in London and studied art in England. She married Roy Abrahamson shortly afte ...

(1922-1999), English-born Canadian artist and writer *

Una Carter Una Isabel Carter (20 August 1890–14 October 1954) was a New Zealand cooking teacher, demonstrator and writer. She was born in Upper Tutaenui, near Marton, New Zealand on 20 August 1890. Early life Carter was born in 1890, to Manawatu ...

(1890–1954), New Zealand cooking teacher, demonstrator and writer *

Una Paisley Una Lillian Paisley (born 18 November 1922 in Kew in Melbourne in Victoria – died 1977 in Kew, Victoria) was an Australian cricket player. She played twelve Test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team. She captained the Au ...

(1922-1977), Australian cricket player *

Una Platts Una Platts (1908 – 6 July 2005) was a New Zealand artist and one of the country's first art historians. Life and career Platts was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1908. Her father was Charles Oakley Platts, a government official; her moth ...

(1908-2005), New Zealand artist and art historian * Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge (1887-1963), British sculptor and translator *

Una Watters Una Watters (4 November 1918 – 20 November 1965) was an Irish artist and librarian. She was the artist behind the Claíomh Solais (Sword of Light) image used to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1966. Life Una Watters ...

(1918-1965), Irish artist and librarian *

(born 1981), Irish singer-songwriter, musician, radio and television presenter *

Una Morris Una Lorraine Morris (born 17 January 1947) is a retired Jamaican sprint (running), sprinter, physician, restaurateur, and Catering, food caterer. She represented Jamaica at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in eight sprint events in total, with t ...

(born 1947), Jamaican retired sprinter *

Una S. T. Clarke Una S. T. Clarke (born December 2, 1934) is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from the 40th district from 1992 to 2001. She is the mother of New York congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who was first elected in 2006 and rep ...

(born 1934), American politician *

Una Ryan Una Ryan (born December 18, 1941) is a British-American biologist who has conducted research on vascular biology, publishing over 300 papers. After an extended research and academic career she began a career in the Biotechnology, biotech industry ...

(born 1941), British-American biologist *

Una Mullally Una Mullally is an Irish journalist and broadcaster from Dublin. She is a columnist with ''The Irish Times''. Background Mullally grew-up in Deansgrange in South County Dublin and attended Coláiste Íosagáin where she was head girl in her fina ...

, Irish journalist and broadcaster * Úna Palliser, Irish-born violinist, violist, singer and multi-instrumentalist * Una Ellis-Fermor (1894-1958), English literary critic, author *

Una O'Hagan Una O'Hagan (born 1962) is an Irish author, journalist and former newsreader with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland's national radio and television station. She presented the main television news programmes '' Six One News'', '' Nine O ...

(born 1962), Irish author, journalist and former newsreader * Una Power, English-born Irish card reader and author *

Una Harkin Una Matilda Harkin (born 20 January 1983) is an Irish Gaelic and association football player. In Gaelic football, she is known for her time as a Derry player, reaching the 2008 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship final with them, a ...

(born 1983), Irish Gaelic and association football player *

Una M. Ryan Una M. Ryan (born 1966) is a biochemist from Ireland, researching parasites and infectious agents in Australia, where she lives. She is an associate professor at the School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences of Murdoch University. In 2000, s ...

(born 1966), Irish biochemist * Una Crawford O'Brien, Irish actor * Una O'Dwyer (camogie), Irish camogie player *

Una Budd Una Grace Budd (born 28 October 1975) is an Irish former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for Ireland between 2003 and 2005. Budd was born in Dublin. Her younger sister, Aoife Budd, als ...

(born 21975), Irish former international cricketer * Una Leacy, Irish camogie player

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* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Una.shtml {{DEFAULTSORT:Una Irish-language feminine given names

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