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* '''Una''' (''Italian, Latin''): one | * '''Una''' (''Italian, Latin''): one | ||
* '''Ita''' (''Latin''): thirst | * '''Ita''' (''Latin''): thirst | ||
| − | * | + | * '''Una:''' (Oona) a Irish woman's name, perhaps derived from ''uan:'' sleep |
* '''ide''' (''Irish''): fate, destiny | * '''ide''' (''Irish''): fate, destiny | ||
| + | * '''Una''': the personification of the "True Church" (and "Truth" in a larger sense) in Edmund Spenser's ''The Faerie Queene''. She travels with the Redcrosse Knight (who represents England), and also defeats Duessa, who represents the "false" (Catholic) church. | ||
[[Category:two girls]] | [[Category:two girls]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Numbers]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Spenser]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:11, 19 January 2014
- unità (Italian): unity
- Una (Italian, Latin): one
- Ita (Latin): thirst
- Una: (Oona) a Irish woman's name, perhaps derived from uan: sleep
- ide (Irish): fate, destiny
- Una: the personification of the "True Church" (and "Truth" in a larger sense) in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. She travels with the Redcrosse Knight (who represents England), and also defeats Duessa, who represents the "false" (Catholic) church.
