# Deena

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**Deena** is a given name that is mainly [feminine](/source/Feminine), but sometimes [masculine](/source/Masculine).

Deena is a name of [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language) origin, meaning 'judged', 'justified', or 'vindicated'.[1][2] It is a feminine name that is often used as a short form of the name [Dinah](/source/Dinah). The name Deena is often associated with the biblical character Dinah, daughter of [Jacob](/source/Jacob) and [Leah](/source/Leah). Despite what multiple sources say, there is no record of the name Deena meaning “valley”.

Some notables name Deena include:

**Women**:

- [Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz](/source/Deena_Aljuhani_Abdulaziz) (born 1975), Saudi Arabian princess
- [Deena Deardurff](/source/Deena_Deardurff) (born 1957), American retired swimmer
- [Deena Dill](/source/Deena_Dill), American actress and executive producer
- [Deena Horst](/source/Deena_Horst), American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1995–2010)
- [Deena Kastor](/source/Deena_Kastor) (born 1973), American long-distance runner
- [Deena Brush Mapple](/source/Deena_Brush_Mapple) (born 1960), American retired water skier
- [Deena Mehta](/source/Deena_Mehta) (born 1961), Indian businesswoman, first woman president of the Bombay Stock Exchange
- [Deena M. Mistri](/source/Deena_M._Mistri) (1925–2011), Pakistani educator
- Diane [Deena Payne](/source/Deena_Payne) (born 1954), English actress
- [Deena Weinstein](/source/Deena_Weinstein) (born 1943), American professor of sociology
- [Deena (singer)](/source/Deena_(singer)) (, stage name of Deena Herr, a German singer performing in Uganda

**Men**:

- [Deena Nath Singh Yadav](/source/Deena_Nath_Singh_Yadav) ,( Indian politician
- [Deena Ram](/source/Deena_Ram) (born 1964), Indian male former steeplechase runner

## Fictional characters

Deena Schuster, a character in 2012 American comedy film *[Wanderlust](/source/Wanderlust_(2012_film)#Cast)*

## See also

- [Dena (given name)](/source/Dena_(given_name))
- *[Dheena](/source/Dheena)*, an Indian film
- [Dinah](/source/Dinah)

## References

1. ["Dinah Name Meaning - Dictionary.com"](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dinah). *dictionary.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-03.

1. ["Dinah Name Meaning - CollinsDictionary.com"](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dinah). *collinsdictionary.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-03.

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