Details for the forename Dinah

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Dinah (female)


Variants:	Diana (F) Dine (F)
Diminutive(s):	Dina (F)
Pet Name(s):	Dini (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, from Hebrew "judged" or "vindicated"; OT Genesis 34:1-2. Dinah is often taken as a variant of Diana although this is a misapprehension as the two names are from very different sources.