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 [ 2 syll. di-nah, din-ah ] The girl name Dinah is pronounced DAYNah KEY. Dinah's language of origin is Indoeuropean and Hebrew, and it is predominantly used in English, Hebrew, and German. From Indoeuropean and Hebrew roots, its meaning is 'vindicated' - in this context, Dinah is usually used in the English and German languages. Biblical name derived from the element din with the meaning 'judgement, lawsuit'. The name was borne in the Bible by the daughter of Jacob and Leah, who was raped by Shechem and avenged by her brothers. It was adopted by English Puritans after the Reformation, and was popular in the 19th century. Today, the name is sometimes taken as a form of Diana despite the difference in origin. Its etymology is, however, similar to Daniel and thus it has sometimes been taken as the feminine form of Daniel. Variants of Dinah include Dena (English), Dine (Yiddish), and Dinorah (English, Portuguese, and Spanish). Dinah is an English and Hebrew variant of Diana (Catalan, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish). Di (English short form) and Dina (English and German spelling variant) are other forms of the name. See also the related form, Daniel (Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish). Dinah is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1955 with 0.017% of baby girls being named Dinah. It ranked at #485 then. The baby name has since experienced a steep drop in popularity, and is of only very light use now. In 2008, among the group of girl names directly related to Dinah, Diana (Catalan, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish) was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Dinah include Daina (English), Dama (Italian and Spanish), Damey (English), Dami (English), Damie (English), Dana (English, Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slavic), Danae (English), Danaë (English), Danee (English), Dani (English), Dania (Hebrew, Scandinavian, and German), Danie (English), Danna (English), Danni (English), Dannie (English), Danny (English), Dany (French and German), Danya (English, Russian, and Hebrew), Dawna (English), and Dawnelle (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Dinah: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
