Dinah

\di.na\♀French girl's name

A French girl's name, first recorded around 1947.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
First recorded1947
Pronunciation\di.na\
Also spelledDina, Dyna, Dîna

Origin and meaning

From Hebrew דִּינָה (dīna, "judged, vindicated"); see דין.

Where it is mostly given

  • United States
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Switzerland
  • Denmark

Around the world

  • Arabicدينا
  • Hebrewדִּינָה

In literature

« M. de Clagny, maladroit comme un patito, venait de se faire le bourreau de Dinah ! »
Honoré de Balzac, La Muse du Département, juin 1843-août 1844

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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