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Help[Opinions] Deena (and more)
Looking at the female names everyone suggested in my last post, I did like a few of the names. However, I am VERY into the meaning of the names, and I have to really like it. Therefore, names I like that got crossed off include: Naomi (kind of like it, sort of), Leah (I like the Lee sound, especially since a REALLY good friend mn is Lee and he is one of few I would honor if I choose to do that), Josephine and Chloe. I like them, but their meanings dont interest me.
I am left with Zoe and Deena. However, BtN doesnt give a direct meaning to Deena, so here is my question to you. When you hear, think of Deena, what do you think of? Is it a name all in itself or is it a variant of Diana or Dinah or Dean? Any suggestions, names dont really have to be biblical, its just a really nice plus for me. The meaning is important however. (Again: I have problems with girls because if I grew up with a girl with a name, I dont tend to like it...I didnt get along with almost any girl I grew up with).
WDYTO:
Zoe Rachel
Zoe Rebecca
Deena Rachel
Deena Zoe
WDYTO these boy combos, the first one is the one I want to use the most, second is the second favorite and so forth:
Nathan Joshua
Simon Zachary
Jared Micah
Joel Nathan (if didnt use Nathan Joshua, but really want to use Nathan as a first name)
Elijah Simon (if didnt use Simon Zachary, but really want to use Simon as a first name)
Micah Zachary (if didnt use Simon Zachary)
Jeremiah Benjamin "Jem"
I really like Nathan and Simon together, and I think any of the others would make a nice third (I really want all boys, and I will most likely have 3 kids)
THANKS!
I am left with Zoe and Deena. However, BtN doesnt give a direct meaning to Deena, so here is my question to you. When you hear, think of Deena, what do you think of? Is it a name all in itself or is it a variant of Diana or Dinah or Dean? Any suggestions, names dont really have to be biblical, its just a really nice plus for me. The meaning is important however. (Again: I have problems with girls because if I grew up with a girl with a name, I dont tend to like it...I didnt get along with almost any girl I grew up with).
WDYTO:
Zoe Rachel
Zoe Rebecca
Deena Rachel
Deena Zoe
WDYTO these boy combos, the first one is the one I want to use the most, second is the second favorite and so forth:
Nathan Joshua
Simon Zachary
Jared Micah
Joel Nathan (if didnt use Nathan Joshua, but really want to use Nathan as a first name)
Elijah Simon (if didnt use Simon Zachary, but really want to use Simon as a first name)
Micah Zachary (if didnt use Simon Zachary)
Jeremiah Benjamin "Jem"
I really like Nathan and Simon together, and I think any of the others would make a nice third (I really want all boys, and I will most likely have 3 kids)
THANKS!
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I like Zoe Rebecca and Deena Rachel.
I love the name Deena or Dina - it first caught my attention as the name of the gorgeous actress Dina Meyer.
All the sources I've found agree that Dina is probably a form of Dinah, Hebrew meaning 'judged' in an apparently positive sense (vindicated by God?). One of them suggests that it is a short form of names ending in -dina such as Claudina, Bernardina, maybe even Adina (another biblical name). I think it's safe to choose for yourself among these possible meanings, because there's no way any one of them could be affirmatively documented, and different instances probably have different origins.
I like your first three boy combos together too. Personally, if I were using biblical boy names I'd pick Ira as the third name because I like the sound of it :-), but Jared probably "fits" better with the general feel of Nathan and Simon.
I love the name Deena or Dina - it first caught my attention as the name of the gorgeous actress Dina Meyer.
All the sources I've found agree that Dina is probably a form of Dinah, Hebrew meaning 'judged' in an apparently positive sense (vindicated by God?). One of them suggests that it is a short form of names ending in -dina such as Claudina, Bernardina, maybe even Adina (another biblical name). I think it's safe to choose for yourself among these possible meanings, because there's no way any one of them could be affirmatively documented, and different instances probably have different origins.
I like your first three boy combos together too. Personally, if I were using biblical boy names I'd pick Ira as the third name because I like the sound of it :-), but Jared probably "fits" better with the general feel of Nathan and Simon.
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I tend to think of Deena as it's own freestanding name, not as a variant of Diana or female version of Dean. Does that make sense? I don't know exactly how to explain it.
Zoe Rachel - like it
Zoe Rebecca - the flow seems off
Deena Rachel - I like this one the best of the four.
Deena Zoe - the flow seems off. It's a little ee heavy for my ears.
Nathan Joshua - okay. I like Nathan. I think this is a very young sounding name.
Simon Zachary - I think this is my favorite of them all.
Jared Micah - okay. It doesn't dazzle me as much as Simon Zachary but there's nothing bad about it.
Joel Nathan - I think it sounds nice.
Elijah Simon - this soudns a little off to me although I can't determine why.
Micah Zachary - I prefer Simon Zachary but this is nice too.
Jeremiah Benjamin - hmm, I'm undecided on this one.
Zoe Rachel - like it
Zoe Rebecca - the flow seems off
Deena Rachel - I like this one the best of the four.
Deena Zoe - the flow seems off. It's a little ee heavy for my ears.
Nathan Joshua - okay. I like Nathan. I think this is a very young sounding name.
Simon Zachary - I think this is my favorite of them all.
Jared Micah - okay. It doesn't dazzle me as much as Simon Zachary but there's nothing bad about it.
Joel Nathan - I think it sounds nice.
Elijah Simon - this soudns a little off to me although I can't determine why.
Micah Zachary - I prefer Simon Zachary but this is nice too.
Jeremiah Benjamin - hmm, I'm undecided on this one.
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When I saw Deena I 'assumed' it was a variant of Dinah
Deena Rachel is nice
Nathan, Simon and Micah deifinitly :) great sibset ... I would go for Nathan Joshua, Simon Zachary and Micah Benjamin
alice x
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Proud big sister to Sophie and Isabel
Deena Rachel is nice
Nathan, Simon and Micah deifinitly :) great sibset ... I would go for Nathan Joshua, Simon Zachary and Micah Benjamin
alice x
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Proud big sister to Sophie and Isabel
This message was edited 3/16/2005, 1:44 PM
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Well, Dina (which I would pronounce the same way as Deena) is listed as a variant of Dinah in "From Aaron to Zoe." It means "God has judged" or "God has vindicated."
Your boy's names are all the same to me. I confess to being weary of Old Testament boy names, but I do understand parents wanting a name that would propbably not be turned into a girl name.
Your boy's names are all the same to me. I confess to being weary of Old Testament boy names, but I do understand parents wanting a name that would propbably not be turned into a girl name.
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