The personal name Bunga is mentioned as early as 1443 and 1446: Verapana Bunga, a commissioner from Suceava. This name is classified as a single-ring variant of the diminutive masculine name Busha, which is a derivative of the two-root name Bunislav. In this case, the prefix component comes from the verb "buniti." The former name resonates with the surname of the well-known Prešov linguist Bunganič.