Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doonga

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 05:42, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doonga

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PRODed in 2019, removed without explanation. 100% unnotable surname failing WP:NNAME and WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Of the sources in the article, one does not seem to mention the name at all, and one is an unreliable user-generated website/database that means nothing in terms of notability. No other sources were found in my search that would help its case. Also appears to have been created by someone who has the surname. AllTheUsernamesAreInUse (talk) 06:02, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additional information about the history of the page, if it's of any importance: it was draftified not long after creation for sourcing issues and lack of notability and seems to have been moved directly back into mainspace by the creator without addressing the issues. Also in at least one instance, maintenance tags (notability, source reliability) were removed without attempt to address the issues. AllTheUsernamesAreInUse (talk) 06:10, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Language, Hinduism, and India. Skynxnex (talk) 06:11, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I don't see an article in the Hindu Wikipedia for डूँगा. It would be at hi:डूँगा if it existed. Forebears.com https://forebears.io/surnames/doonga has a user-suggested (and therefore non-reliable) explanation of the origins of the name which links it to Dunga Gali in present-day Pakistan, and the Imperial Gazetteer reference is a paragraph about Dunga Gali. The Hindu newspaper has several instances of the word, but not as a surname. https://www.thehindu.com/search/#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=Doonga&gsc.sort= The article is a stub. https://www.thehindu.com/search/#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=Doonga&gsc.sort= Oxford English Dictionary has a listing behind a paywall: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/doonga_n?tl=true And apparently doonga is also the name of a type of boat. It would be really nice if someone who reads Hindi could locate a directory of Hindu surnames that could be used as a reference here. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 07:42, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:39, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – Per nom. Article with zero references. Svartner (talk) 15:17, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Even if we kept this one, then still don't have any articles on any notable person with this surname which could be cited as examples on this article. Azuredivay (talk) 13:07, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.