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HelpDina(h) (edited to clarify pronouciation)
Any thoughts? I used to dislike it, but it's been growing on me, though not enough to use on a child. Is it nicer with or without the h at the end?
Also, which pronounciation is better, Dee-na or Die-na (I think this makes more sense as a transcription)? I much prefer the former.
Also, which pronounciation is better, Dee-na or Die-na (I think this makes more sense as a transcription)? I much prefer the former.
This message was edited 12/19/2009, 10:04 AM
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I love Dinah. I say it "die-nah". It's very pretty.
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My great-grandmother's sister was Dinah, but in various census reports she appears as Diana and even Dianah, poor woman. It was pronounced Die-na.
We had two cats, Katie the Kitty and Alice the Alley-Cat. Litter sisters, who lived to a great age - one 19, the other 20. When they were about 15 we got a black kitten whom we named Dinah with memories of Alice in Wonderland; it works very well on a cat, and a great-great aunt.
I also know a Dinah who read Kafka as a teenager and started calling herself Dee; before that she'd been Die. Her husband found this out when their children were grown up, and was comically horrified.
We had two cats, Katie the Kitty and Alice the Alley-Cat. Litter sisters, who lived to a great age - one 19, the other 20. When they were about 15 we got a black kitten whom we named Dinah with memories of Alice in Wonderland; it works very well on a cat, and a great-great aunt.
I also know a Dinah who read Kafka as a teenager and started calling herself Dee; before that she'd been Die. Her husband found this out when their children were grown up, and was comically horrified.
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Dinah was also Alice's kitten in Alice and Wonderland. Cute.
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I seems to prnounce Dina and Dinah the same, as Die-na.
I prnounce Dena like Dee-na.
I prnounce Dena like Dee-na.
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Dinah is DYE-na, Dina is DEE-na, I like both, Dinah seems dated and a bit stern but still glamourous and dignified; Dina is nicknamier/warmer but not too informal, sounds universal/international to me, like it could work almost anywhere.
I think of Dinah Shore and actress Dina Meyer.
I'd rather be a Dina if I had to choose.
I think of Dinah Shore and actress Dina Meyer.
I'd rather be a Dina if I had to choose.
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someone's in the the kitchen with dy-nuh, someones in the kitchen i kno-oh-oh-oh
someone's in the the kitchen with dy-nuh, just strummin' on the ole bango!
someone's in the the kitchen with dy-nuh, just strummin' on the ole bango!
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That's one thing I like about it
I think it would be awesome to have your name mentioned in (or starred in) a folk song.
I think it would be awesome to have your name mentioned in (or starred in) a folk song.
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I love it. It has a lot of Old Testament charm and I'd love to see it used more. I prefer the Dinah spelling.
However, I don't pronounce it either Dee-na or Day-na. I pronounce it Di-na with a long I. One reason I wouldn't want to spell it Dina is that I'd be afraid that people would think it was Dee-na. I love the Di-na pronunciation. To me, Day-na would be Dana, which I don't care much for, and Dee-na would be Dina or Dena.
However, I don't pronounce it either Dee-na or Day-na. I pronounce it Di-na with a long I. One reason I wouldn't want to spell it Dina is that I'd be afraid that people would think it was Dee-na. I love the Di-na pronunciation. To me, Day-na would be Dana, which I don't care much for, and Dee-na would be Dina or Dena.
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hold on
The transcription of English pronounciation being the bane of my life, do you mean long I as in the way you pronounce the pronoun "I"? Because that's what I was trying to transcribe as Day-na.
The transcription of English pronounciation being the bane of my life, do you mean long I as in the way you pronounce the pronoun "I"? Because that's what I was trying to transcribe as Day-na.
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Yes, that's how I meant it. I guess I should have typed Die-nah.
I thought it was weird that you weren't including the Die-nah pronunciation, but now that I realize that's what you meant by Day-nah, it all makes sense.
I thought it was weird that you weren't including the Die-nah pronunciation, but now that I realize that's what you meant by Day-nah, it all makes sense.
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Yes
The first syllable of Dinah rhymes with the word dye/die. Day has a long a sound. On this site the long I sound is written as ie.
The first syllable of Dinah rhymes with the word dye/die. Day has a long a sound. On this site the long I sound is written as ie.
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Well, it depends on whether the H is there or not. Without the H, I would pronounce is DEE-nə and I don't like it. With the H, I would pronounce it DIE-nə and I do like it!
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I think Dinah is really nice. It's so simple and gentle and breezy. I like it with the H, and I pronounce it DIE-na, which is the only way I've ever heard it said. If you take the H off, then I'd pronounce it DEE-na. DAY-na would be spelled Dana to me. Out of all of those pronunciations/spellings I like Dinah (DIE-na) the best.
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I like Dinah (but I pronounce it with a long I sound-- not like the two pronunciations you gave).
However, the only reason I'd be hesitant to use it personally is that the story of Dinah in the Old Testament of the Bible is pretty sad/grusome.
She is raped, and then her brothers get revenge by tricking the men of the town where this occurred to become circumcised so they were too weak to fight back when attacked.
"Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, 'You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites; my numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.' But they said, 'Should he treat our sister as a harlot?'"
Anyway, if you don't think the Bible story will ever come up in your life it's probably a great name. I just know it would be too much baggage for me.
However, the only reason I'd be hesitant to use it personally is that the story of Dinah in the Old Testament of the Bible is pretty sad/grusome.
She is raped, and then her brothers get revenge by tricking the men of the town where this occurred to become circumcised so they were too weak to fight back when attacked.
"Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, 'You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites; my numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.' But they said, 'Should he treat our sister as a harlot?'"
Anyway, if you don't think the Bible story will ever come up in your life it's probably a great name. I just know it would be too much baggage for me.
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