MEANING & HISTORY
What does Dina mean?
Dina represents biblical Dinah in several European languages. The Hebrew name is associated with judgment or being judged.
Dina also occurs as a familiar ending-name form, for example in Italian traditions, which can lead to different roots. These routes should not be merged into one universal meaning based only on the shared spelling.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
a female given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
Equivalent of the biblical name Dinah in several European languages, ultimately from Hebrew דִּינָה.
A female given name from Hebrew.
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed clipping of longer names in many languages, such as Italian Dina.
A female given name from Italian.
SpanishEtymology & source
a female given name
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People with the name Dina
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Dina Bonnevie
Filipino actress
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Dina Bonnevie
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Dina in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Dina
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Aina♀Finnish Aino variant; also independent Anna and Japanese forms
- Cina♀Short form of Eufrocina
- Diana♀Name of the Roman goddess, related to divine
- Dinah♀Judged or vindicated
- Dino♂Short form of names ending in -dino or -tino
- Diva♀Goddess, in the Italian Latin-derived name tradition
- Diwa♂Essence; spirit; meaning
- Gina♀Short form of Georgina, Regina, and other -gina names
What rhymes with Dina?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Dina further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q905581 — Dina (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Dina Bonnevie (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q905581 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Dina (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Dina (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Dina (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Dina (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: Dinah (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted underlying source-name etymology supporting the stated formation or root.
- Wiktionary: Dinah (English) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted underlying source-name etymology supporting the stated formation or root.