The story behind Unna
Multiple explanations, including that it is from Danish Unn or from a Sami word unna (“little thing”).
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈunːɑ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈunːɑ̝]
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Names Similar to Unna
Łucja
Learned borrowing from Latin Lūcia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ugla
From Old Norse ugla (“owl”), of imitative origin; or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *up-. See also ugla (“owl”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ulla
From Swedish Ulla, from Ulrika.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Uma
Sense 1 is from Sanskrit उमा (umā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Umā
Borrowed from Sanskrit उमा (umā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Una
Anglicized form of Irish Úna. Doublet of Oona.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Unna
Georg
From Danish, Estonian, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Georg, from Latin Geōrgius. The slang sense is from Spiders Georg.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Georgína
Borrowed, probably from Danish Georgine; corresponds to Georg + -ína.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Hanne
Short form of Johanna, Hannele, or borrowed from Danish or German Hanne.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Unna
Akseli
From Danish Aksel (mostly via Swedish Axel), from a vernacular form of Biblical Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇšālōm, literally “father of peace”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Anders
Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Axel
From Danish Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128–1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named Áskell,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length