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Dinah

American

[dahy-nuh] / ˈdaɪ nə /

noun

Also Dina (in the Bible) the daughter of Jacob and Leah.
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “vindicated.”

Dinah British

/ ˈdaɪnə /

noun

the daughter of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 30:21; 34)

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Following Joan’s death, Ken posed as a wealthy real-estate investor in Washington, D.C. and took up with the much-younger Dinah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Leonardo DiCaprio owns the famed former Dinah Shore estate just across the street.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Another Indigenous protester in Sydney, 23-year-old Reeyah Dinah Lotoanie, called for people to recognise that a genocide happened in Australia.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

And when Stan and his wife quietly slowdance in their living room, scored to Dinah Washington’s “This Bitter Earth,” their brief respite devastates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

I heard the voice again, and I realized it wasn’t Dinah talking.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

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