Dina (name)
Dina (Arabic: دينا, Hebrew: דִּינָה,also spelled Dinah, Dena, Deena) [ dahy-nuh ][1] is a female given name. Dina is a Muslim or Hebrew name that carries the meaning of "judgment" or "vindication".
Origin
[change | change source]The name comes from the Hebrew word din, which means "judge". This name is frequently linked to Dinah, a character from the Bible who was the daughter of Jacob and Leah.[2] This is a unique name – not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021.[3]
People
[change | change source]- Dina bint Abdul-Hamid (1929–2019), Queen consort of Jordan, first wife of King Hussein
- Dina Carroll (born 1968), English singer
- Dina Ali Lasloom
- Dina Merrill, stage name of Nedenia Marjorie Hutton (1923–2017), American actress, socialite and philanthropist
- Dina Powell (born 1973), American businesspeople and former government officeholder
- Dina Titus (born 1950), Nevada politician
- Dina Wadia (1919–2017), daughter of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Definition of Dinah | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ↑ "Dina name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ↑ "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
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