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Unity - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Unity
 
 

 


The girl name Unity [ 3 syll. u-ni-ty, un-ity ] is pronounced as YUWNahTiy KEY. Unity is mainly used in the English language, and it is of Latin and Celtic origin. Latin origin: Developed from the elements 'unity' ; 'unitas' meaning one ; 'unus' meaning one. The name is derived ultimately of the Latin 'unus'. It was commonly adopted by English Puritans in the 16th century along with other virtue names. In Ireland, it is used as an Anglicized version of Úna.

In addition, Unity is a variant form of the Irish and Scottish name Úna in the English language.

Unity is an infrequently used baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

KEY: Pronunciation for Unity: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


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