Given name & surname · also Hebrew
Unni
“one who is modest”·“a musician of the temple”
Unni is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is modest” and “a musician of the temple”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original Hebrewעני
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is modest” and “a musician of the temple”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb 'ana (ענה), “to correspond, be busy with, afflict or sing, and possibly.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Unni appears in 1 Chronicles 15:18-20.
From biblical name research
Unni’s family of names
Unni has a related form in Unnea. Unni has a related form in Unnee. Unni has a related form in Unney.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Unni
- Unni LindellNorwegian writerborn 1957
- Unni MukundanIndian actor (born 1987)
- Unni LehnNorwegian footballerborn 1977
- UnniArchbishop and saint900–936
- Unni StraumeNorwegian film director and screenwriterborn 1955
- Unni WilhelmsenNorwegian singerborn 1971
- Unni BernhoftNorwegian actressborn 1933
- Unni DrouggeSwedish writerborn 1956
- Unni Kristiansenbiathleteborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Unni, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Livni is a surname from Hebrew.
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Onam
“[their] trouble” · “[their] vigor”
70% boys · 30% girls