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[Opinions] Dinah
This name has been appealing to me lately. What to you think of it?Is it too old fashioned? It often reminds me of "Dinah Doll" from Noddy, but I think that's quite a nice connection.TIAElla
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I also associate it with Alice and WonderlandAnd because of that, I find it a very sweet and nostalgic name. I like it a lot.
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I really like it. It's very pretty, and nicely unusual nowadays. I also like the spelling Dina, though I pronounce it differently than Dinah.
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I like it quite a bit. It's Biblical and old-fashioned but doesn't sound stuffy or stale, and it's not "weird" or too unusual, imo. I think of Dinah Shore and "Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah..." from whatever song that is. :b Not bad associations, though. :)
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I always liked Dinah
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It reminds me of the cat from Alice In Wonderland.
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I love this name! It's cute and classic. "It's orange Ellen, orange! That's why they call it the red planet!!!" -Lakota
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Oh, I think it's lovely. I immediately think of Alice's cat in Alice in Wonderland when I hear it. Dinah is sweet and jazzy--like Dinah Washington and Dinah Shore, dontcha know. :) Very, very cool.Array

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Dinah is one of my favorite names. :-) The biblical story of Dinah isn't a particularly nice one, but I also strongly associate it with Alice in Wonderland, which attracted me to the name in the first place. Yes, it's old fashioned, but I see that as a good thing.
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I agree that the Biblical version isn't great, but I do love the book "The Red Tent" which retells the story of Dinah in a more Romantic way, because the bible doesn't often go into details about the patriarchal daughters, which makes me like the name much more. "And I believe, that angels breathe, and hat love will live on and never leave" -Josh Groban
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It's growing on me, too.
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Aw, I haven't thought of this name in a really long time! It sounds cute. I love it. =) I added it to my favorites.

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This is also the name of the Alice's cat in Alice in Wonderland, right?I like it a lot, it's very sweet. :)-- Sarah
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A lot of people are mentioning that, but I never realized it. :b
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Makes me think that song "I've Been Working on the Railroad." (Dinah, won't you blow? Dinah, won't you blow? Dinah, won't you blow your horn?)I don't like it. I don't like the sound; the H looks unnecessary, and the song ruins it, too.
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I adoe Dinah. it makes me think of a cute prim proper girl with big eyes and long hair in a ruffled dress....that's just me though. I have also adored this name since I read a book called the "Red Tent" starring the Biblical Dinah. Love the name a lot. "And I believe, that angels breathe, and hat love will live on and never leave" -Josh Groban
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