Unn

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Locally spelled Uenn in US United States.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Unn is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India

  Also written Ûnn, Ùnn, Ủnn

• Spanish name8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Mexico

  Also written Ünn, Ùnn, Únn, Uńń, Ûnn

• Thai given name15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand

  Also written อัณณ์, อัณณ, อณัณ, อัณณี, อณุณี

40 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Unn is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In non, second-person singular present active imperative of unna

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In kw, one (used before nouns)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian Nynorsk, imperative of unna

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian Bokmål, imperative of unne

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Unn Søiland Daleb. 1926NONorwegian designer (1926-2002)
• Unn Bendekeb. 1929NONorwegian translator
• Unn Stixrudb. 1936NONorwegian painter (born 1936)
• Unn Aarrestadb. 1938NOpolitician
• Unn Thorvaldsenb. 1943NOOlympic javelin thrower
• Berit Unn Johansenb. 1947NOfigure skater
• Unn Vibeke Holb. 1951NONorwegian actress
• Unn Irene Aasdalenb. 1963NONorwegian journalist, historian and contributing editor
• Unn Sollid Manskowb. 1969University Hospital of North Norway; University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway
• Unn Conradi Andersenb. 1972NONorwegian, writer, journalist and professor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Unn mean, and where does it come from?

From Old Norse unna (“to love”), a popular element in female given names. Possibly also from Unnr (“wave”), a daughter of the Norse sea god. Recorded by Wiktionary and Nordic Names.

In which country does Unn have the most bearers?

Mondonomo estimates about 2 people named Uenn in the United States, more than in any other country we hold.

How common is the name Unn?

Mondonomo estimates about 2 people in the United States have Uenn as their first surname, about 1 in 203 million residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.