Dina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dina"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːnə/
• Rhymes: -iːnə

Etymology 1

Equivalent of the biblical name Dinah in several European languages, ultimately from Hebrew דִּינָה.

Proper noun

Dina

1. A female given name from Hebrew.

Translations

female given name

• Hebrew: דִּינָה (dina)
• Latin: Dīna f
• Russian: Ди́на (ru) f (Dína)

Etymology 2

Borrowed clipping of longer names in many languages, such as Italian Dina.

Proper noun

Dina

1. A female given name from Italian.

Coordinate terms

• Dino (male form)

See also

• Dina-ayan

Anagrams

• Andi, Nadi, NAID, Dain, iDNA, naid, Dani, Adin, -inda, IDNA, Nida, Inda, ad in

Cebuano

Proper noun

Dina

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]
2. (biblical) Dinah; a daughter of Jacob and Leah

Faroese

Proper noun

Dina f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• Dina's son: Dinuson
• Dina's daughter: Dinudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Dina
accusative	Dinu
dative	Dinu
genitive	Dinu

Italian

Etymology

Shortened form of longer names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: Dì‧na

Proper noun

Dina f

1. a female given name (derived from the diminutives, evolved to be a separate name independent of dimunition)
2. a diminutive of the female given names Claudia, Claudina, Blandina, Alfreda, or Alfredina

Coordinate terms

• Dino (male)

Descendants

• English: Dina

Anagrams

• Nadi

Lashi

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew דִּינָה.

Pronunciation

• (Waingmaw) IPA^(key): [di˧˧.na˧˧]
• Hyphenation: Di‧na

Proper noun

Dina

1. Dinah (biblical character)
   • 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 34:26 [Genesis 34:26]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎^[1], page 56:

     Hau꞉ thang꞉ nya꞉ nhammooˮ Dina ri Shekhem daˮ yhoem꞉ mo shuˮ yu lho꞉ loo bye꞉.

     After that [they] took his sister Dinah from Shechem's house and they left.

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. From Hebrew דִּינָה. Cognate with English Dinah.

Proper noun

Dina f

1. a female given name

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [2] Population Register of Latvia: Dina was the only given name of 1986 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Dina

1. Dinah (biblical character)
2. a female given name of biblical origin, also short for names like Bernhardine

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǐːna/

Proper noun

Dína f (Cyrillic spelling Ди́на)

1. a female given name

Declension

    Declension of Dina

	singular	plural
nominative	Dina	Dine
genitive	Dine	Dina
dative	Dini	Dinama
accusative	Dinu	Dine
vocative	Dino	Dine
locative	Dini	Dinama
instrumental	Dinom	Dinama

Further reading

• “Dina”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdina/ [ˈd̪i.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: Di‧na

Proper noun

Dina f

1. a female given name