How do you pronounce the name Una?

[Jizzyjeff]

I'd love to get a percentage on how MNers pronounce this name, as I am thinking of using it for our baby daughter. I am especially interested in the pronunciation in the UK.

Yes YABU - Yoona
No YANBU - Oona

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I have an Irish friend who's Una. It's Oo-na.
It's quite an old-fashioned name for a wee girl.

I would say Yoona if spelt like that. DD is an Oonagh and I absolutely love it (clearly 😂) only person who has ever struggled to pronounce it is our doctor

Yew-na

But know it's often Oooh-na

I'm Irish so would say oo-nah, but I have half a feeling it's pronounced you-na in another language. Somewhere in Eastern Europe maybe? Might be making that up but have a feeling I've read it on here before.

Generation divide here. Anyone 40+ is likely to immediately think of una Stubbs and say “yoona”

I think I just saw an American actress (sorry, I really can’t remember which one) named her daughter Oonagh, with a “gh,” maybe within the last week, so I don’t know if it will pick up in popularity over there, or even over here, now.

My name is Una and I pronounce it YOUNA. Many people pronounce it oona and I hate it.

As others have said:
Yuna if it's spelled Una
Una if it's spelled Oona.

I know a few of both, and it seems to depend on the spelling.

@Nanny67

My name is Una and I pronounce it YOUNA. Many people pronounce it oona and I hate it.

This is what I want to avoid for my child! I'm glad I asked on here because I really had no idea Yoona was another way of pronouncing it.

We will probably opt for either Jasmine or Scarlett or Amber tbh. Any thoughts on these names??

Oonah. I think most people would recognise that? It's a well know Irish name. I love it. Wish I'd thought of it

Yes

Yoona

if you like it I would still go with it, the comments here don’t seem to reflect the voting! If anyone mispronounces it just correct them once hopefully. I doubt anyone of your daughters generation will be thinking of una Stubbs! Never heard of the Yoona pronunciation before this thread. I think the Una spelling is nicer than Oonagh.

@Crowtooyo

I've never heard of it sounding like Youna. And I personally think if you name your child Una, the majority will always pronounce it Ooona. Obviously do what you like though!

I think the opposite. Maybe depends where you live?

Short sound for U at the begining of oona like in fuck. But I look at that anme with central european language. i would name a child that here simply because there are so many optiona how to pronounce it, half will probs get it wrong

Oona - like Una Healey

Prefer Jasmine out of your other names but Scarlett and Amber are lovely too. You can't lose with any of those.

And Oona here (Irish) but old enough to know Una Stubbs.

@EmmaGrundyForPM

I pronounce Una as You- na although that's probably because Una Stubbs pronounces it that way.

Same

My Irish family has a Una pronounced oona. On the app so can't vote. Similar to my mum who was ena pronounced eena.

Amber just makes me think of travel restrictions at the moment! But that will pass.

I'd also say Yoona as in Stubbs, but maybe you nger people haven't heard of her

@RuthW , where do you live? Is Una also a Scottish Gaelic name with the Yoona pronunciation? In my mind Yoona is simply wrong as it’s an irish name but I never thought of it being Scottish too.

It's an Irish name and here it's pronounced Oonagh.

I think that Bridget Jones’ Mum’s nosey neighbour was called Una. I always read that as Yoona

"Just stir it Yoona"

So I know 3 Unas, Una Stubbs, the girl I went to school with and the one in Bridget Jones. There all pronounced Yoona. Case closed.