Dinah

Meaning of Dinah

Dinah, pronounced DYE-nuh (/ˈdaɪnə/), is a female given name whose venerable provenance extends from the Hebrew root y-d-h—signifying “judged” or “vindicated”—to the pages of Genesis, where Jacob and Leah’s daughter stands attested like a marble statue in a Roman forum, her story carved into the bedrock of Western tradition. Morphologically compact yet melodically expansive, the name unfolds with a three-syllable cadence reminiscent of a Latin elegy, a quality celebrated by etymologists and philologists who trace its semantic kinship to the Hebrew yadah, “to praise” or “to give thanks.” In the United States, Social Security Administration records chart a modest arc from early 20th-century peaks to a contemporary plateau around rank 900—38 newborn Dinahs in 2024—an ironic footnote for a moniker of such classical gravitas, one might note with dry amusement. Imbued with both biblical weight and the cultured allure of Latin-inflected tradition, Dinah offers an embrace that is at once historical and warmly resonant, ideal for parents seeking a name that whispers antiquity with modern subtlety.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as DYE-nuh (/ˈdaɪnə/)

• Dana
• Diana
• Delilah
• Deena
• Donna
• Dina
• Della