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Dina

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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Dina

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
Translations
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Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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Dina

  1. A female given name from Italian.
Coordinate terms
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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Proper noun

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Dina

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

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Dina f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

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

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Dina
accusative Dinu
dative Dinu
genitive Dinu

Italian

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Etymology

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Shortened form of longer names.

Proper noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • English: Dina

Anagrams

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Latvian

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Dina f

  1. a female given name

References

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  • 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

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Proper noun

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Dina

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Dina f

  1. a female given name