I think we've done it!

[Tillygetsit]

Over dinner OH came up with the perfect name. It's a variation of a much loved departed relative, has a silent h which my other 2 have and I've fallen for it massively. Who said men were useless?! I'm thinking our dd will be Dinah Elizabeth. Like?

Does Dinah sound like Diner?

I'd say Di-na. There is no e.

It's lovely. Congratulations!

It's pronounced like Diner. I quite like it - I used to like the "Adventure" books by Enid Blyton and Dinah was one of the characters in that.

I like it. It's 'diner' isn't it? That's how I'd pronounce it, like the actress Dinah Sheridan from the Railway Children.

Perfect!

Must have been an Enid Blyton story I got the name from as I lived and breathed Blyton books as a child. My Dinah doll was a Doll of Colour.

Sorry not Dinah. Elizabeth is lovely though.

Dinah is only ever pronounced dye-nah.

I like it, OP. Unusual without being wacky. I remember it from the Enid Blyton books too.

The ending is pronounced -nah not -ner.

Are you Meghan Markle?

I think that goes back to the source of many a MN fun pronunciation row re. rhotic and non-rhotic accents. The people saying it sounds like diner most likely have non-rhotic accents and pronounce the word diner as di-nah anyway.

I like it, does it work well with your other names?

I also like Daliah with the silent H as an option.

Sounds like diner to me.

It's lovely!

Dinah reminds me of Alice in Wonderland's cat and as other posters have said, a violent redhead with a 'tuft' at the front of her hair, and who hated animals, in Enid Blyton's Mountain/Island/Sea of Adventure books.

Then again, I'm slightly charmed by the fact that you've chosen three children's names in part because of a silent 'h'.

Sorry OP- I think about Dinah The Terrible (am am amazed that no-one in the thread has mentioned this before me!)

Who is Dinah the Terrible? I must admit I'm predisposed to liking anyone who's known as The Terrible.

OK ignore that- I just googled and I completely invented Dinah the Terrible (WTF), I'm talking about Dinah Mo. As you were...

Ah well, maybe OP's daughter can claim that title for herself!

Dinah is the cat's name in Alice in Wonderland isn't it?

My sister is called Dinah. You’ve just brought back a lovely memory of my late Grandad singing ‘someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah’ that I’d forgotten about. Thank you!

Dinah Elizabeth is gorgeous.

I love Dinah. Really understated name. Theres a Dinah in enid blyton's adventure series.

I quite like it and don’t know of any young girls called Dinah at all. I love Elizabeth too. I think it goes better with your other children’s names than some of your other recent posts x

One of the characters from the fab TV Series No Offence is Dinah-brilliant fiesty female!