Dines is a name. It can be a surname which is either English or Yiddish, or it can be a Danish given name.
Surname
Dines is an English surname. Dines is also a Jewish Romanian surname, derived from a woman named Dina. In Yiddish, it means "Dina's children".
The surname may refer to:
- Alberto Dines (1932–2018), Brazilian journalist
- Allen Dines (1921–2020), American lawyer and politician
- Bill Dines (1916–1992), English cricketer
- Daniel Dines (born 1972), Romanian businessman
- Dino Dines (1944–2004), English keyboardist
- Gail Dines, American sociologist
- Hannah Dines (born 1993), British T2 trike rider
- John Somers Dines (1885–1980), English meteorologist
- Joseph Dines (1886–1918), English amateur football player
- Lloyd Dines (1885–1964), American-Canadian mathematician
- Rebecca Dines (born 1961), Australian actress
- Sarah Dines (born 1965), British politician
- William Henry Dines (1855–1927), English meteorologist
Given name
Dines is a Danish given or first name with greek origins. From its greek origin, it is derived as a variant or short form of the Greek name Dionysius (or Dionysios), which means "follower of Dionysus" or "the divine one of Nysa". It is tied to the Greek god of wine, fertility, and theater, Dionysus.
- Dines Bjørner (born 1932), Danish computer scientist
- Dines Obel (born 1992), Danish businessman and entrepreneur[1]
- Dines Carlsen (1901–1966) was an American Expressionist painter of Danish descent.[2]
Other
- Dines Green, housing estate on the west bank of the city of Worcester, England
References
- ^ "Iværksætter vil forbinde lokale landbrug med danskerne". 22 July 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Dines Carlsen, Artist, Dies; Winner of Design Prizes". The New York Times. 3 October 1966. p. 47. Retrieved 18 July 2017.