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Dinah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dinah

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The baby name Dinah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DYE-nuh (/ˈdaɪnə/); Hebrew: DEE-nah (/ˈdiːnə/).

Dinah is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: DYE-nuh (/ˈdaɪnə/); Hebrew: DEE-nah (/ˈdiːnə/)

What is the meaning of the name Dinah ?

The baby name Dinah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DYE-nuh (/ˈdaɪnə/); Hebrew: DEE-nah (/ˈdiːnə/).

Dinah is Hebrew in Origin.

Dinah is a Hebrew name (דִּינָה) derived from the root din, meaning “judgment,” hence “judged,” “vindicated,” or “justified.” It appears in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 34). The name passed into Greek as Diná (Δινά) and Latin as Dina, which helped spread it across Christian Europe. International forms often simplify to Dina, common in Dutch, German, Scandinavian, and Slavic contexts; English favors Dinah. Related spellings include Dina, Deena, Deenah, and occasionally Dena; Dee serves as a modern nickname.

Usage endured in Jewish communities and was taken up by English Puritans, then migrated to colonial America. It saw steady if modest use in the 18th–19th centuries, with literary notice via Dinah Morris in George Eliot’s Adam Bede. Mid-20th-century visibility rose through singers Dinah Shore and Dinah Washington, and the folk lyric “Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah” kept the name familiar.

Dinah has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Dinah

Dinah Jane Musician · Born 1997 · United States Dinah Jane is a musician from the United States, best known as a former member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. The group gained fame with hits like 'Worth It' and 'Work from Home'. After the group disbanded, Dinah pursued a solo career in music.

Celebrity babies named Dinah

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Dinah Englund Cloris Leachman television actor ★★★★★ George Englund film director ★★★★★
Dinah Manoff Lee Grant film director ★★★★★

Dinah – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 1972 #1 — 486
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
BN Girls 0 #87 20 5,459
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
BW Girls 0 #96 53 4,216
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
PH 0 #104 7 5,607
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
Switzerland Girls 2024 #134 2 1,786
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
Sweden Girls 2022 #177 3 1,568
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
NA Girls 0 #201 24 7,146
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
GH Girls 0 #212 124 6,973
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
GH 0 #234 10 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
SG 0 #259 11 11,010
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
NG 0 #268 5 5,926
Canada Girls 2023 #274 6 2,824
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
QA Girls 0 #302 15 15,378
DK Girls 0 #306 11 7,429
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
ZA Girls 0 #313 1,920 25,928
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
PH Girls 0 #340 51 13,098
MY 0 #350 5 12,352
MU Girls 0 #354 9 8,539
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
OM Girls 0 #382 15 15,987
France Girls 2021 #389 17 3,185
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
ZA 0 #413 35 14,421
Germany 0 #427 11 2,542
PT Girls 0 #433 19 7,952
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
KW Girls 0 #486 30 19,177
PS Girls 0 #508 16 10,981
SG Girls 0 #508 79 18,916
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #513 6 9,861
RU Girls 0 #517 7 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
AE Girls 0 #526 28 20,968
UY Girls 0 #531 6 6,731
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
CM Girls 0 #555 6 11,671
NG Girls 0 #558 241 15,093
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
CR Girls 0 #567 7 11,342
BH 0 #579 9 17,937
IL Girls 0 #580 38 11,648
HK Girls 0 #596 20 16,104
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
LB 0 #688 3 13,263
Finland Girls 2026 #714 25 3,895
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
Germany Girls 0 #755 84 4,949
SY 0 #764 4 11,684
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
SA Girls 0 #831 105 25,931
BR Girls 0 #859 83 12,708
United States Girls 2024 #879 38 8,487
MY Girls 0 #890 105 24,821
CL Girls 0 #909 7 14,098
NL Girls 0 #913 43 5,933
OM Boys 0 #917 2 17,948
EG Girls 0 #920 40 14,742
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
Spain Girls 0 #973 11 5,561
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,006 5 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
CO Girls 0 #1,069 10 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,120 59 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,142 2 22,615
MX Girls 0 #1,147 37 17,781
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
DZ 0 #1,228 7 20,130
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,412 35 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,685 7 28,008

Dinah is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Switzerland
Canada
Sweden

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People also ask about Dinah

Dinah is predominantly a girl's name.
Dinah is a 2 syllable name, pronounced DYE-nuh (/ˈdaɪnə/); Hebrew: DEE-nah (/ˈdiːnə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dina, Deena, Deina and Dyna.
Across languages, Dinah has these equivalents: דינה (Hebrew Dina), دينا (Arabic Dina), Дина (Russian Dina), Dina (used across many European languages).
Yes, very popular — Dinah ranked #1 in Ireland in 1972, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Dinah ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 1972).
Dinah's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #403 in 2011 to #389 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Dinah are in our database, including Dinah Jane (Musician).
Yes — at least 2 celebrity couples have chosen Dinah for their child, including Cloris Leachman and George Englund.