Meaning: The world
The story
Dunya means world or earth in Arabic. The Russian Dunya is a familiar form of Avdotya, a separate naming history behind the same spelling.
Also means
What Dunya means in its other languages.
- Russianpet form of Avdotya
Nicknames
- Duni
Spellings & variants
- Donia
- Dounia
- Dunia
Popularity
Rare gem
Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
Style
Origins
Dunya comes from Arabic and Russian. It’s a bridge name, with roots in more than one culture.
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