Dunja
Dunja (Serbian Cyrillic: Дуња) is a Serbo-Croatian feminine given name which is in fact homonymous with the vocabulary word for "quince." It derives from the Russian pet form of the Greek name Evdokia. It is a popular name in Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Dunja Hayali (born 1974), German journalist and television presenter
- Dunja Ilić (born 1990), Serbian pop singer, songwriter and composer
- Dunja Knebl (born 1946), Croatian acoustic/folk singer
- Dunja Kreiser (born 1971), German politician
- Dunja Mijatović, Bosnian expert on media law and media regulation
- Dunja Vejzović (born 1943), Croatian opera singer
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | South Slavic |
| Name day | September 4 (Croatia) |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | quince |
| Region of origin | Southeast Europe |
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