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i love it. i only like the pronounciation Dee-nah, spelled Dinah. Dinah was one of Joseph's brothers in the bible, and also the main character based on that story in a book called "The Red Tent", which is amazing.

Dina = DEE-nah and I've never cared for it. Brings to mind Dino from the Flintstones, which may be why it brings to mind an "airheaded" kind of person. :b

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Dinah = DYE-nah. Love this. The only drawback is that (at least in the U.S.) she'd constantly get sung to her "someone's in the kitchen with Dinah...". lol

Dina is ick, and Dinah rhymes with China and its all I can think of when I say Dinah out loud.

Well, Dina is pronounced DEE-na, and I hate it.
Dinah is pronounced DIE-nah, and I love it. It's just cute, and underused, and like already said, old-timey but appropriate.
Plus, it was Alice's kitten in Alice in Wonderland.

This message was edited 5/1/2007, 1:52 PM

I too like Dinah better; it does have a refreshing old-timey feel to it. She may be teased though..."Dinah won't you blow?" from the song. But I think most names have SOME sort of tease factor to them and this one is by far very minute.

I don't really know how I feel about this name, but I know that I prefer Diana. I pronounce it DIE-na and prefer the spelling Dinah. :-)

I would pronounce Dina as "DEE-na," and Dinah as "DIE-nah." I prefer Dinah because it has a more nostalgic, old-time feeling.

LOVE Dinah prn. DIE-nah. I think it's the snazziest thing ever.

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The other spelling and prn really don't appeal to me.

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I find this name to be very beautiful. I prefer the Dinah spelling.

I prefer Dina and i like both pronunciations.
I also like Dana (DAY-nah).

I really prefer the Dinah spelling and the DIE-na pronunciation and have recently been thinking that it's really pretty and not used often enough.
To me Dina is pronounced DEE-na and isn't that attractive, except as a nickname.

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