About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Una, Oona, Oonagh, Winifred, Agnes
- Variants
- Oonagh, Una
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Borne by women of the medieval Irish nobility, including the heroine of the 17th-century love-poem 'Úna Bhán' ('Fair Úna') by Tomás Láidir Coisdealbha.
The story behind Úna
A name with multiple roots in Gaelic Ireland — including the saga lover whose son Conn died of grief at her death.
Mythology & legend
Various Únas in early Irish saga as queens and lovers.
Did you know?
Used as the Irish form of Agnes, Winifred and Una alike.
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