as a First Name
Biblical name (a feminine form derived from Hebrew din ‘judgement’), borne by a daughter of Jacob. She was raped by Shechem but avenged by her brothers Simeon and Levi (Genesis 34). In modern times it is generally taken as a variant of the much more common Diana.
| 1,909th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,626
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Louisiana
- has the most people named Dinah per capita
- 1955
- marked the height of its popularity
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