Dunja ( sr-cyr, Дуња) is a Serbo-Croatian feminine given name which is in fact homonymous with the vocabulary word for "
quince
The quince (; ''Cydonia oblonga'') is the sole member of the genus ''Cydonia'' in the Malinae subtribe (which contains apples, pears, and other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yel ...
." It derives from the Greek name of Eudoxia, that means "good fame or judgement". It is a popular name in Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia.
Notable people with the name include:
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Dunja Hayali
Dunja Hayali (born 6 June 1974) is a German journalist and television presenter for public broadcaster ''ZDF''. She has an interest in sports, and is also known for her social activism.
Early life and education
Hayali is the daughter of Assyri ...
(born 1974), German journalist and television presenter
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Dunja Ilić
Dunja Ilić ( sr-Cyrl, Дуња Илић; born 10 September 1991) is a Serbian singer, songwriter and author. She released three studio albums; '' Misterija'' (2010), ''Živim na ivici'' (2011) and ''Gladna tvoje ljubavi'' (2013). She wrote six ...
(born 1990), Serbian pop singer, songwriter and composer
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Dunja Knebl
Dunja Knebl (born 1946, Zagreb) is an acoustic folk and ethno music singer/performer and translator from Croatia.
Knebl was born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia and lived in Skopje, Belgrade, Karlovac, but has also lived in Washington, Moscow and Jaka ...
(born 1946), Croatian acoustic/folk singer
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Dunja Kreiser
Dunja Eleonore Angelika Kreiser (born 27 June 1971 in Wolfenbüttel) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.
Life
Before joining politics, Kreiser worke ...
(born 1971), German politician
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Dunja Mijatović
Dunja Mijatović ( sr-cyr, Дуња Мијатовић; is a Bosnian human rights expert and activist.
An expert on media law and media regulation, she served from 2010 to 2017 as the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), and as ...
, Bosnian expert on media law and media regulation
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Dunja Vejzović
Dunja Vejzović (; born 20 October 1943) is a Croatian operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano.
Biography
Dunja Crnković was born in Zagreb and was married in 1963, changing her surname to Vejzović. She studied at the Zagreb Academy of Music, whe ...
(born 1943), Croatian opera singer
See also
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