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Dunya

/DUN-ya/
Western Female

Dunya is a Western name meaning "Dunya generally means "world" or "earth." It often carries connotations of the temporal, worldly life, as opposed to the afterlife.". The name "Dunya" is derived from the Arabic word دُنْيَا (dunyā) meaning "world," "earth," or "life."

Language Western
Gender Female
Phonetic DUN-ya

Say it as DUN-ya. Keep the original Western phonetics — don't anglicize the sounds.

  • · Dunya Mikhail - Iraqi-American poet
  • · Dunya Yavuz - Turkish Cypriot politician

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