Mia or Una

[Liliahgreen7]

Got down to two names with both of us with a preference for a different one but we like both.

What one do you prefer?

Una

Incidentally, is it a coincidence that you've narrowed it down to two names that happen to coincide with the number "one" in different languages? (una in Latin and mia in Ancient Greek.)

Una, though Mia is nice too.

I thought I was having an extreme case of deja vu when I saw this as I was certain I'd commented on the exact same thread a couple of weeks ago! But I hadn't imagined it, here it is:

Mia or Una www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/4449510-Mia-or-Una

Una all the way for me 🙂

How about the name Minna ?

Oona - I love it - but spelt like that if possible.

Mia is just so blah, there are 17 billion of them, and there are about 3 ways of saying it. (whereas Una said as Yew-na was just a weird 20th century UK pronunciation that has died out - but anyway spelling it Oona/gh solves that)

Una, or you could spell it Oona.

Mila is a really insipid name

Una has a lot of pizzazz.

Mia is cute but very popular. I like Una depending on how it sounds with your surname.

Mina is a similar feel

To me they are massively different in terms of style. I'm Irish and Una to me would be very old fashioned. I love Mia ❤

Mia by mile. Sorry but Una has to be one of the worse names out there… Mia is lovely though

Una is lovely.

Mia.

Mia

I don't like Mia.

Una is OK. Very middle aged in Ireland though. I know loads, all in their 50s.

Mia is a bit bland, but Una is fabulous!

Mia

Oona 💯

Mia is massively overused and undistinguished, Oona in need of a revival

But unless you are Irish and really want the original spelling I would spell it Oona or Oonagh. In the UK Una can be mispronounced as Yew-nah which isn’t nice.

Una. Mia is overused.

Una. Mia is overused and meh

Mia is a slang term for bulimia, which puts me off slightly, but I'm sure if I knew a person called Mia that association would fade.

How about Iona?

I like Una/Oona
Not personally keen Mia but there's nothing wrong with it - I prefer My-a pronunciation rather than Mee-a

I prefer Una/Oona. It's more unexpected nowadays. Mia is very overused among the current generation of kids and will probably date.

Una is a great name ❤️

I love Mia