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Pronounced either 'yoo-nah' (most common) or 'yuh-nah'.

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The history of Yuna originates from a Japanese background not Korean. Korean skater Yuna Kim changed her spelling like Japanese female name from Yu-na but her first name sounds Yona. It is a different sound Yuna in Japanese.

Very popular in Japan currently, the most common kanji used are 結菜 (結 - to tie or bind), 菜 - greens, vegetables).

It's also similar to the Celtic/Breton (from the French region of Brittany) name Youna (see corresponding page).

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Yuna Kim (South Korean Olympics ice-skater; pronounced yuh-nah)
Yuna Lee (violinist)
Yuna Ito (Japanese singer)

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Yuna - Final Fantasy