dua

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/ˈduː.ə/

proper noun

A surname from Punjabi, of Sikh usage.

“Dua Lipa, b. 1995”

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Meanings

dua1

noundua (countable and uncountable, plural duas)

plural duas

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of du'a'.

    ‘My son is not able to find a job. He is suffering a lot. Please say a dua for him.’

    2025, Banu Mushtaq, “The Shroud”, in Deepa Bhasthi, transl., Heart Lamp, And Other Stories, page 171

Dua2

proper nounDua (plural Duas)

plural Duas

  1. A surname from Punjabi, of Sikh usage.
  2. A female given name from Albanian.

    Dua Lipa, b. 1995

Origin

Transliteration of Punjabi ਦੂਆ (dūā) for the Indian surname.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dua

Lualehuaabusuadu'a'Kahlúatuah
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Anagrams

audAduUDA
Cite this entry
APA

dua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dua

MLA

“dua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dua. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dua,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dua.

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