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Úna

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Girl · Old Irish

Úna

Say it: OO-nuh

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Meaning

Uncertain; sometimes linked to uan 'lamb', which is probably folk etymology.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1890s

In the United States

01020304018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1890per 100,000 babies of that sex
  • 7,841 babies given this name since 1880
  • At its height in 1890, about 1 in 3,200 girls
  • 61 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Irish

The family of the name

Other spellings: Una, Oonagh

Famous bearers

  • Úna, fairy queen in Irish folklore

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Where this comes from

  • The Irish annals and early Irish literature
  • Well-known works of literature
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.