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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Equivalent of the biblical name Dinah in several European languages, ultimately from Hebrew דִּינָה.
Proper noun
Dina
- A female given name from Hebrew.
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed clipping of longer names in many languages, such as Italian Dina.
Proper noun
Dina
- A female given name from Italian.
Coordinate terms
Anagrams
- Andi, Nadi, NAID, Dain, iDNA, naid, Dani, Adin, -inda, IDNA, Nida, Inda, ad in
Cebuano
Proper noun
Dina
- a female given name from English
- (biblical) Dinah; a daughter of Jacob and Leah
Faroese
Proper noun
Dina f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Dina: Dinuson
- daughter of Dina: Dinudóttir
Declension
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singular
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indefinite
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nominative
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Dina
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accusative
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Dinu
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dative
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Dinu
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genitive
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Dinu
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Italian
Etymology
Shortened form of longer names.
Proper noun
Dina f
- a female given name (derived from the diminutives, evolved to be a separate name independent of dimunition)
- a diminutive of the female given names Claudia, Claudina, Blandina, Alfreda, or Alfredina
Coordinate terms
Descendants
Anagrams
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
- a female given name
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Dina was the only given name of 1986 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Dina
- Dinah (biblical character)
- a female given name of biblical origin, also short for names like Bernhardine
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdina/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: Di‧na
Proper noun
Dina f
- a female given name