Save Gender Feminine Usage Spanish, Catalan Pronounced Pron. /ˈdu.na/(Spanish, Catalan) /ˈdu.nə/(Catalan) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly derived from the Spanish and Catalan word duna, meaning "dune". Alternatively, it could be a variant of Dunia or a form of Dunya. This was the name of an obscure Spanish martyr.