Kuna

See also: kuna, kúna, kùna, kuña, -kuna, kūnā, kuną, and kūną

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːnə

Etymology 1

• As a Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian/Bosnian, Hungarian and Jewish surname, from Kuna, from kuna (“marten”), nickname for a quick-tempered or aggressive person.
• Also as a Czech surname, from the personal name Kuna, a pet form of Kunrat, medieval form of Konrad.

Proper noun

Kuna (plural Kunas)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kuna is the 33499^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 681 individuals. Kuna is most common among White (86.49%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Noun

Kuna (plural Kunas or Kuna)

1. Alternative form of Cuna

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Kuna

1. Alternative form of Cuna

Anagrams

• Kuan, NKAU

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuna]

Proper noun

Kuna m anim (female equivalent Kunová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kuna (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kuna	Kunové
genitive	Kuny	Kunů
dative	Kunovi	Kunům
accusative	Kunu	Kuny
vocative	Kuno	Kunové
locative	Kunovi	Kunech
instrumental	Kunou	Kuny

Further reading

• “Kuna”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From kuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.na/, [ˈku.nə]

Noun

Kuna

1. (Hawaiian mythology) an ancient eel-like dragon

Hyponyms

• Moʻo Kuna
• Kuna Loa

Polish

Etymology

From kuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.na/
• Rhymes: -una
• Syllabification: Ku‧na
• Homophone: kuna

Proper noun

Kuna m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kuna

	singular	plural
nominative	Kuna	Kunowie
genitive	Kuny	Kunów
dative	Kunie	Kunom
accusative	Kunę	Kunów
instrumental	Kuną	Kunami
locative	Kunie	Kunach
vocative	Kuno	Kunowie

Proper noun

Kuna f

1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Kuna

	singular	plural
nominative	Kuna	Kuny
genitive	Kuny	Kun
dative	Kunie	Kunom
accusative	Kunę	Kuny
instrumental	Kuną	Kunami
locative	Kunie	Kunach
vocative	Kuno	Kuny

Further reading

• “Kuna”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Slovak

Etymology

From kuna (“marten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuna]

Proper noun

Kuna m pers (female equivalent Kunová)

1. a male surname

Further reading

• “Kuna”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024