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Dina

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Meaning

Judged or vindicated, in the Dinah-related biblical tradition.

The exact English Dina entry documents a Dinah counterpart separately from Italian longer-name clippings. Dinah explicitly records the Hebrew judged or vindicated root. This corroborates part of the older licensed biblical interpretation for that route; the licensed valley gloss and unrelated short-form histories are not assigned this meaning automatically.

Origin

Hebrew Dinah-related and Italian short-form traditions

The entry separately records a Hebrew-linked Dinah equivalent and clipping of longer names in languages including Italian. These traditions are not merged into one root meaning.

English pronunciation

/ˈdiːnə/

Recorded English reading; the entry separately documents Hebrew-linked and longer-name clipping traditions.

Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.

Published name usage

Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.

Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Girls48 · preliminary6262025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France2025Girls355 (rounded to 5)151Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France1994Boys5 (rounded to 5)2510Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Girls281166Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland2018Girls3809Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland2022Girls3905Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States2025Girls1681326Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States1990Boys58117Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

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Meaning: Judged or vindicated, in the Dinah-related biblical tradition.

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The exact English Dina entry documents a Dinah counterpart separately from Italian longer-name clippings. Dinah explicitly records the Hebrew judged or vindicated root. This corroborates part of the older licensed biblical interpretation for that route; the licensed valley gloss and unrelated short-form histories are not assigned this meaning automatically.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Short form of: Bernhardina

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The dictionary records Dina as a possible short form of names such as Bernhardina. This route remains distinct from the already documented Hebrew Dinah-related interpretation; Bernhardina’s meaning is not transferred. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Institutet för språk och folkminnen, 2026), printed page 115. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, image or audio reproduced.

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Origin: Hebrew Dinah-related and Italian short-form traditions

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The entry separately records a Hebrew-linked Dinah equivalent and clipping of longer names in languages including Italian. These traditions are not merged into one root meaning.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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English pronunciation: /ˈdiːnə/

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Recorded English reading; the entry separately documents Hebrew-linked and longer-name clipping traditions.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Related name: Dinah

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Related English forms with a shared linguistic source; not interchangeable spellings or a nickname claim. Popularity counts remain separate.

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Supporting evidence: Dinah: Hebrew judged/vindicated name route

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Supporting evidence for the specifically qualified name tradition. Adapted from Wiktionary contributors; linguistic roots, proposals and source-language readings remain separate.

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Supporting evidence: Isof scholarly dictionary: Dina spelling and short-form review

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Exact name forms and relationship wording were visually checked. Existing meanings, origins and pronunciations remain unchanged. The source’s Swedish bearer intervals are not imported as annual birth counts. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Institutet för språk och folkminnen, 2026), printed page 115. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, image or audio reproduced.

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Spelling variant: Dinah

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The dictionary explicitly identifies Dinah as the English form alongside Dina. This corroborates their recorded relationship without replacing separate short-form histories or merging statistical series. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Institutet för språk och folkminnen, 2026), printed page 115. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, image or audio reproduced.

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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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U.S. Social Security Administration

Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

License: Statistics Canada Open Licence

Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

License: CC BY 4.0

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.

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Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.

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