# Dina

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**Dina** Hebrew: דִּינָה *Dinah* diˈna;/ˈdiːnə/ (Arabic: دينا *Dīnā* ˈdiːnæ(ː) is a female given name which is sometimes an alternative spelling of the names [Dinah](/source/Dinah_(given_name)), [Dena](/source/Dena_(given_name)) and [Deena](/source/Deena), which holds meanings such as *justified*, *judged*, and *vindicated*.

In the [Balkans](/source/Balkans), Dina is popular among [Bosniaks](/source/Bosniaks) in the former [Yugoslav](/source/Yugoslavia) nations. The name is derived from the Hebrew word לדון (ladoon), meaning *to discuss*. It is similar to other popular names in this group, such as [Edina](/source/Edina_(given_name)) and [Adina](/source/Adina_(given_name)). It is often used as a nickname for women with "din" in their name. This region also has a male equivalent: [Dino](/source/Dino_(given_name)) (for example, [Dino Abazović](/source/Dino_Abazovi%C4%87)).

## Given name

- [Dina bint Abdul-Hamid](/source/Dina_bint_Abdul-Hamid) (1929–2019), Queen consort of Jordan, first wife of [King Hussein](/source/Hussein_of_Jordan)
- [Princess Dina Mired of Jordan](/source/Princess_Dina_Mired_of_Jordan) (born 1965), Princess of Jordan, wife of [Prince Mired bin Ra'ad](/source/Prince_Mired_bin_Ra'ad)
- [Dina Asher-Smith](/source/Dina_Asher-Smith) (born 1995), British sprinter and British 100m & 200m record holder
- [Dina Averina](/source/Dina_Averina) (born 1998), Russian rhythmic gymnast
- [Dina Aziz](/source/Dina_Aziz), British–Bangladeshi influencer and writer
- [Dina Babbitt](/source/Dina_Babbitt) (1923–2009), Czech-born American painter and Holocaust survivor
- [Dina Bélanger](/source/Dina_B%C3%A9langer) (1897–1929), Canadian beatified Catholic nun, mystic and musician
- [Dina Boluarte](/source/Dina_Boluarte) (born 1962), former president of Peru (2022–2025)
- Dina [Chandidas](/source/Chandidas), a medieval poet of Bengal
- [Chhan Dina](/source/Chhan_Dina) (born 1984), Cambodian painter and sculptor
- [Dina Bonnevie](/source/Dina_Bonnevie) (born 1961), Filipina actress
- [Dina Carroll](/source/Dina_Carroll) (born 1968), English singer
- [Dina Doron](/source/Dina_Doron), Israeli actress
- [Dina Eastwood](/source/Dina_Eastwood) (born 1965), American reporter, news anchor and reality TV star, ex-wife of Clint Eastwood
- [Dina Edling](/source/Dina_Edling) (1854–1935), Swedish opera singer
- [Dina Feitelson](/source/Dina_Feitelson) (1926–1992), Israeli educator and professor
- [Dina Ellermann](/source/Dina_Ellermann) (born 1980), Estonian dressage rider
- [Dina Garipova](/source/Dina_Garipova) (born 1991), Russian singer
- [Dina Kotchetkova](/source/Dina_Kotchetkova) (born 1977), Russian artistic gymnast
- [Dina Koston](/source/Dina_Koston) (1929?–2009), American pianist, music educator and composer
- [Dina Lévi-Strauss](/source/Dina_L%C3%A9vi-Strauss) or Dina Dreyfus (1911–1999), French ethnologist, anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher
- [Dina Ali Lasloom](/source/Dina_Ali_Lasloom), Saudi woman who was deported from the Philippines back to Saudi Arabia
- [Dina Litovsky](/source/Dina_Litovsky) (born 1979), Ukrainian-born photographer
- [Dina Lohan](/source/Dina_Lohan) (born 1962), American television personality
- Dina Manzo, former co-star of *[The Real Housewives of New Jersey](/source/The_Real_Housewives_of_New_Jersey)* and star of HGTV's *Dina's Party*
- [Dina Merrill](/source/Dina_Merrill), stage name of Nedenia Marjorie Hutton (1923–2017), American actress, socialite and philanthropist
- [Dina Meyer](/source/Dina_Meyer) (born 1968), American actress
- [Dina Miftakhutdynova](/source/Dina_Miftakhutdynova) (born 1973), Ukrainian rower
- [Dina Popova](/source/Dina_Popova) (1977–2025), Ukrainian financier and entrepreneur
- [Dina Porat](/source/Dina_Porat), Israeli historian
- [Dina Powell](/source/Dina_Powell) (born 1973), American business executive and former government officeholder
- [Dina Pugliese](/source/Dina_Pugliese) (born 1974), Canadian TV personality
- [Dina Stars](/source/Dina_Stars), Cuban activist and YouTuber
- [Dina Tala'at](/source/Dina_(belly_dancer)) (born 1964), Egyptian belly dancer
- [Dina Titus](/source/Dina_Titus) (born 1950), Nevada politician
- [Dina Vinhofvers](/source/Dina_Vinhofvers) (1620–1651), Danish silk worker who made (and later retracted) an accusation of an assassination plot against the king
- [Dina Wadia](/source/Dina_Wadia) (1919–2017), daughter of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan
- [Raja Dina Nath](/source/Raja_Dina_Nath) (1795–1857), Privy Seal and finance minister (Diwan) in the Punjab empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

## Fictional Characters

- Dina Angela Clark, an internet [creepypasta](/source/Creepypasta) whose name is Judge Angels
- Dina Caliente, from [The Sims](/source/The_Sims) franchise
- Dina Fritz, Grisha Yeager's first wife and Zeke Yeager's mother in [Attack on Titan](/source/Attack_on_Titan)
- Dina, Vivian Banshee's former friend and the villain of the epilogue to the first season of the video game [Zenless Zone Zero](/source/Zenless_Zone_Zero)

## See also

- [Dinah (given name)](/source/Dinah_(given_name))
- [Dena (given name)](/source/Dena_(given_name))
- [Deena](/source/Deena), a list of people with the given name

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