The baby name Diny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-nee,DIN-ee.
The baby name Diny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-nee,DIN-ee.
Diny is in Origin.
Diny is a Dutch feminine short form (hypocoristic) of longer -dina names - especially Bernardina and Gerardina - and is also used as a pet name for Dina. The -y ending is a characteristic Dutch nickname suffix seen in Tiny and Riny. The name flourished in the Netherlands from the 1930s to the 1960s, when traditional Latinized forms were common, and it remains most familiar in Dutch-speaking communities, though it appears occasionally elsewhere through migration.
As a diminutive, Diny inherits its meaning from the source name. From Bernardina it carries the Germanic sense “brave bear” (bern “bear” + hard “strong/brave”); from Gerardina it reflects “spear-brave”; and from Dina (Hebrew Dinah) it conveys “judged, vindicated.” Close variants and spellings include Dinie and Dini; related Dutch cognates are Dina, Dien, and Dineke.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #178 | 2,190 | 5,933 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| NL | 0 | #307 | 85 | 2,481 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #910 | 7 | 8,487 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #931 | 11 | 12,708 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #948 | 12 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #979 | 16 | 24,821 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,063 | 16 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,083 | 59 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,101 | 11 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Diny is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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