Dinah
As the song says, "Dinah, is there anyone finer?" Dinah is a charming, underused Old Testament name with a rich literary and musical resume.
In the Old Testament, Dinah was the beautiful daughter of Jacob and Leah. While some conflate the Biblical Dinah with the Biblical Adinah, they are in fact different figures in the Old Testament.
Dinah is the heroine of the best-selling Anita Diamant novel The Red Tent. In the George Eliot novel Adam Bede, Dinah Morris is a young preacher who marries the hero. And in the classic film The Philadelphia Story, Dinah is the heroine's sassy kid sister. Dinah also appears in Alice in Wonderland as the name of Alice’s kitten.
One important thing to note is that “Aunt Dinah” has been used as a racial stereotype, from the character of the cook in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The term has also appeared in several songs.
The name Dinah was adopted by two great singers: Dinah Washington (born Ruth) and Dinah Shore (born Frances).
Gender
Girl
Meaning
God will judge
Origin
Hebrew
Numerology
D is for dignity, no one disputes this trait!
I is for ideals, no higher!
N is for name, a pleasant one indeed.
A is for accepting, your forgiving nature.
H is for heavenly, your spirit is strong.
Lucky
Dinah lucky number is 9.
The mission for 9 is to reach its highest state of consciousness, and to help others also achieve this spiritual awareness. 9 is not afraid to transform, and its malleable spirit inspires others to explore their own ranges of motion. Since 9, in many ways, has transcended the physical plane, it must constantly remember to anchor itself.
Famous People Named Dinah
- Briella Calafiore American hairstylist and reality TV personality ("Jerseylicious" and "Glam Fairy")
Dinah in Pop Culture
- Kiki Rosita character in anime Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
- Kiki character in Maria V Snyder's "Poison Study"
- Camilla 'Kiki' character in 2008 film "Wild Child"
- Kiki character in manga "Saint Seiya"
- Kiki a character created by the Japanese company Sanrio
