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Dunja

Female#293 most common in Croatia2,791 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Quince (fruit)
Origin:
Slavic

About the name Dunja

The Croatian word for the quince fruit, from a Slavic root. A traditional nature name.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
September 4

Popularity with newborns

  • Girls · 2025 · 98 births · #46 that year

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

2,791 people in Croatia are called Dunja, according to the 2021 census. That is #293 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Dunja is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

CroatianNatureModerately common

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.