MEANING & HISTORY
What does Dinah mean?
Dinah is a biblical name from Hebrew, associated with the verb meaning to judge. The dictionary gives judged or vindicated, while the consulted editorial account uses judged.
It is the name of a daughter of Jacob and Leah in the Hebrew Bible, and Dina is a related written form in several traditions. The final h is part of this established transliteration, not an additional meaningful element. A historical root concerning judgment does not predict a person's occupation or moral character.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Dinah, from Hebrew דִּינָה (dīna, “judged, vindicated”).
a female given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
From Hebrew דִּינָה (dīna, "judged, vindicated"); see דין.
A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Alternative form of Dina.
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Dinah in the birth records
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Similar names to Dinah
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
- Dina♀Form of Dinah; also a short name in other languages
- Donah♀Variant of Donna; an Italian lady-word connection
- Diana♀Name of the Roman goddess, related to divine
- Dimas·Sunset or west, through Dismas
- Dino♂Short form of names ending in -dino or -tino
- Diva♀Goddess, in the Italian Latin-derived name tradition
- Diwa♂Essence; spirit; meaning
- Jonah♂♀Dove
What rhymes with Dinah?
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Names with a similar written ending
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Recorded combinations with Dinah
2 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Dinah (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary contributors — Dinah (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — dinah (opens in a new tab)
Consulted editorial entry, not user submissions: Hebrew judged, from verb to judge; daughter of Jacob and Leah; Dina relationship.