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The baby name Dini is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-nee (English: /ˈdiːni/),DIN-ee (English variant: /ˈdɪni/),Indonesian: /ˈdini/ (short vowels).

Dini is Arabic, Indonesian, Italian, Malay in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Indonesian, Italian, Malay
Pronunciation: DEE-nee (English: /ˈdiːni/),DIN-ee (English variant: /ˈdɪni/),Indonesian: /ˈdini/ (short vowels)

What is the meaning of the name Dini ?

The baby name Dini is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-nee (English: /ˈdiːni/),DIN-ee (English variant: /ˈdɪni/),Indonesian: /ˈdini/ (short vowels).

Dini is Arabic, Indonesian, Italian, Malay in Origin.

Dini has several roots. In Indonesian and Malay, dini means “early” or “pre-dawn,” evoking new beginnings and quiet dawn hours; it is widely used as a feminine given name and as a short form of names ending in -dini (for example, Hardini). The word also aligns with Arabic dīnī, “religious” or “devout,” from dīn, “faith,” adding a pious nuance in Muslim contexts. Indonesian literary figure Nh. Dini (1936–2018) helped familiarise the name nationally.

In Jewish and European use, Dini appears as a diminutive of Dinah or Dina (from Hebrew din, “judgment, vindication”) and in Dutch as a pet form of Dina or Hendrina. It saw steady 20th‑century use in the Netherlands and in Yiddish-speaking communities. Related and variant forms include Dina, Dinah, Adina, Diny, Dinie, Dinnie, Deenie, and Dineke; it can also serve as a nickname for Nadine.

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Dini – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
DJ 0 #17 1 322
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
ID 0 #30 10 2,238
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
DJ Boys 0 #32 5 657
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
ID Girls 0 #52 48 3,319
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #70 7 2,372
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
TW 0 #101 3 4,523
BN Girls 0 #106 9 5,459
BN Boys 0 #133 7 6,332
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
SI Boys 0 #157 53 3,402
HU Boys 0 #169 6 3,954
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
AL Girls 0 #224 4 4,141
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
AL Boys 0 #235 64 5,122
TW Girls 0 #236 41 8,139
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
TW Boys 0 #252 5 7,111
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
NG 0 #269 4 5,926
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
SG 0 #278 5 11,010
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
MY 0 #314 17 12,352
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
QA Girls 0 #337 7 15,378
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
OM Girls 0 #365 32 15,987
NL 0 #371 21 2,481
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
Austria Girls 0 #407 14 1,885
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
NL Girls 0 #419 716 5,933
Germany 0 #428 10 2,542
Austria Boys 0 #432 11 2,180
SD Boys 0 #432 14 10,523
ZA 0 #466 9 14,421
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
AE Girls 0 #495 59 20,968
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
SG Girls 0 #505 82 18,916
KW Girls 0 #506 10 19,177
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PS Girls 0 #509 15 10,981
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
RU Boys 0 #521 6 12,621
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
LY 0 #525 11 12,703
CM Boys 0 #526 25 12,054
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
BH 0 #538 16 17,937
CM Girls 0 #552 9 11,671
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
CR Girls 0 #570 4 11,342
HK Girls 0 #575 41 16,104
IL Girls 0 #597 21 11,648
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
MY Girls 0 #608 415 24,821
IN Girls 0 #611 21 13,121
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
SG Boys 0 #684 14 17,960
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
QA Boys 0 #698 10 18,093
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
NG Boys 0 #716 244 16,906
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #768 71 4,949
BR Boys 0 #781 5 12,213
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
SA Girls 0 #818 118 25,931
NG Girls 0 #819 8 15,093
TN 0 #858 8 13,765
OM Boys 0 #869 13 17,948
United States Girls 2021 #910 11 8,741
Germany Boys 0 #912 41 5,697
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
BR Girls 0 #925 17 12,708
Spain Girls 0 #971 13 5,561
CO Boys 0 #978 4 15,656
IN Boys 0 #985 17 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,001 111 25,439
EG Girls 0 #1,002 8 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
MA 0 #1,031 98 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,042 100 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,060 19 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,080 13 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,122 57 25,619
DZ 0 #1,137 40 20,130
TR 0 #1,196 16 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,265 3 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,298 174 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,421 26 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,573 42 28,008

Dini is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Dini

Dini is predominantly a girl's name.
Dini is a 2 syllable name, pronounced DEE-nee (English: /ˈdiːni/),DIN-ee (English variant: /ˈdɪni/),Indonesian: /ˈdini/ (short vowels).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Deeni (Arabic transliteration), Dina (related/diminutive) and Dionisia (use as a source for the diminutive Dini in some languages).
Somewhat — Dini ranked #910 in United States in 2021, placing it just outside the most common names.