Dinah?

[Clawdy]

Dinah is a pretty old name that never seems to have come back into fashion. DH says there used to be a rude Rugby song about a Dinah, and thinks people may remember that. My DM says it sounds like a Deep South name from the 1920s. It sounds a lovely name to me. Never met a Dinah though!

It's die-nuh in my accent and I like the name but it reminds me of the cop in No Offence. She's a good character though.

I like name, had a good friend called Dinah. It's classy and unusual.

That's what I thought, it's a little bit different.

Isn’t there a character in Noddy called Dinah? I like it

I like it. Reminds me of one of my favourite books - The Red Tent.

Dina-sauté

Dina-saur even 😳

I love it.
However I’ve only even known cats with that name.

I love it. I think of the red tent x

It's a biblical name, she was the sister of Joseph (with the coat) and his brothers. There's a great book with her as the main character .. can't remember what it's called

Oh that's it, The Red Tent

I love Dinah. To me it's quirkier and more sophisticated than Diana.

Dinah-saur? It's the first thing I thought of.

It grates me. I can't stand names that aren't pronounced the way they're spelt.

Ultimately your choice but other peoples opinions are what you're dd is going to have to live with.

Sorry, don't like it. Something cartoonish about it.

Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah...

Yes it's a very crude rugby song about a woman called Dinah.

Was the first thing that came to mind, but, I grew up in a rugby mad place where some idiot would start singing it drunk every Saturday night after a game.

Obviously not the same everywhere.

I know one Dinah but it’s pronounced dee-nah so that’s how I’ve always pronounced it. It’s a biblical name and just saw someone else mentioned the book called the red tent. Excellent book if you haven’t read it. If you’re pronouncing it diner I do kind of think of food diners so I’d probably pronounce it dee-nah. Might be worth researching what’s the original pronunciation

http://www.horntip.com/mp3/1990s/1994rugbysongssing-a-longchubbychalfontandthechafers(CD)/03dinahdinah.htm

Lovely, classy name.

But, like PP, I also pronounce it 'die-nah' - not 'diner' (with the heavy 'rrr')

I really love Dinah (pronounced die-nah), first heard it from Alice in Wonderland and think it's gorgeous and classy

I love it. Also like Deanna (dee-anna)

I love it. It's a bit different but not completely out there. I remember Dinah Doll from Noddy. Plus there's also Dinah Rose QC!

I like it. I think of the biblical character too - her story is imagined in The Red Tent, as people have said.

It was on our shortlist (lost out to Matilda in the end). It's a nice classic name.

I knew a Dinah (Dye-naah) She'd be late 60s now I think. Lovely, vibrant woman. Very upright but with an outrageous sense of fun.