Dunja ( sr-cyr, 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.
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''.
Early life and education
Hayali is the daughter of Iraqi Christians from Mosul. Her mother is Chaldean Catholic, and her father ...
(born 1974), German journalist and television presenter
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Dunja Ilić (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 ...
(born 1946), Croatian acoustic/folk singer
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Dunja Kreiser (born 1971), German politician
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Dunja Mijatović
Dunja Mijatović ( sr-cyr, Дуња Мијатовић; born 8 September 1964) is a Bosnian human rights expert and activist, serving as the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. She was elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Co ...
, Bosnian expert on media law and media regulation
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Dunja Vejzović (born 1943), Croatian opera singer
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