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What does Dinah mean?
Dinah 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced DYE-nah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Dinah is "justified". May also be considered a short form of names like Claudina. Biblical: Jacob's only daughter. Actresses Dina Merrill, Dinah Shore. Also form of Adena.
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Variations
VARIANTS Dena▼, Dina▼, Dinora, Dinorah, Dyna, Dynah
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA DINA Deana▼, Deena▼, Denah, Denia, Denna, Denni
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Diny, ..
(male) Dine, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dinah Kai (D.K.), ..
How popular is Dinah?
Dinah is a very popular first name for females (#1145 out of 4276, Top 27%) but a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dinah reached its top position of #534 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Dinah are Deana, Deena, Dena, Denna and Dina (#1398 FROM CURRENT RECORDS). Other variants, like Denah, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Dinah reached its most widespread during 1970-1979 (AVERAGE #782) and is now significantly diminished, with versions such as Dina becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Dinah▼ is pronounced similarly to Daena, Dagna, Danae▼, Danay, Danaye, Danea, Danie, Dany, Danya, Denae, Denay, Deney, Denny, Dhana, Diahna, Diana▼, Dianna▼, Digna, Dinya, Diona, Donia, Duana, Duena, Dwana and Dyana. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adinah, Agnah, Aidah, Ainah, Aminah▲, Annah, Binah, Daijah▼, Dajah▼, Darah, Dayah, Dejah▼, Dian▼, Dila, Dimonah, Dita, Ditzah, Diza, Dorah, Drina, Ednah, Eilah, Gilah, Hanah, Inah, Janah, Kiah, Kionah, Kivah, Lanah, Lenah, Lidah, Lilah▲, Linah, Lynah, Miah▲, Micah▲, Mirah, Monah, Niah, Nonah, Oonah, Rainah, Rinah, Rivah, Simah, Tinah, Unah, Yonah and Zivah. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dinah.
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