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)

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)

Anagrams

• -inda, Adin, Andi, Dain, Dani, Inda, NAID, Nida, 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

• son of Dina: Dinuson
• daughter of Dina: Dinudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Dina
Accusative	Dinu
Dative	Dinu
Genitive	Dinu

Italian

Etymology

Shortened form of longer names.

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

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
• [1] 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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Dina f

1. a female given name