Dinah - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Dinah \d(i)-

is pronounced DYE-nah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "justified". May also be considered a short form of names like Claudina. Biblical: Jacob's only daughter. Dina and Dinora are Spanish forms of Dinah. Actresses Dina Merrill, Dinah Shore.

Dinah has 6 variant forms: Dena, Dina, Dinora, Dinorah, Dyna and Dynah.

For more information, see also the related name Adena.

Baby names that sound like Dinah are Denah, Danah, Dinay and Dinae.

Dinah is a very common first name for women (#1145 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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