Meaning and background
The story behind Dinah
Dinah is an English and biblical form of a Hebrew name meaning 'judged', built from a verb meaning 'to judge'. In the Book of Genesis Dinah is the daughter of Jacob and Leah, a specific literary-religious association rather than a prediction about the bearer. English pronunciation may begin either 'DYE-' or 'DEE-', both attested. The two syllables and familiar spelling make it straightforward as a spoken dog name.
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About Dinah
Recorded as a dog’s name
Dinah appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/daɪnə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/daɪnə/ · primary stress on syllable 1D AY1 N AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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