[Opinions] Wdyt of Dinah...
Pronounced DIN-ah or DEE-nah. I'm starting to like it, although people will most likely say DIE-nah, which I dislike. Thoughts?
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I'm not crazy about Dinah no matter how you pronounce it and if you're in the US people are going to say Die-nuh no matter what. That will just be their instinct. Also I'd be a little concerned by the story of Dinah (she's not exactly a character you want to copy) and by the song, I've Been Workin' On The Railroad...."Dinah won't you blow, Dinah won't you blow..."
Growing up, I had a bestfriend whose mom was named Dinah. I remember quite clearly thinking it was Diana, which was more familiar to me at the time. And I remember I told my mom her name was Diana so then when my mom finally met her, she kept referring to her as Diana. Then Dinah, my friend's mom, politely says with a laugh "Oh, it's DINAH!". She wasn't offended or anything, I think she must of gotten it before. My mom on the other hand was a little peeved that I told her the wrong name.
I think Dinah is a nice name, pronounced DIN-ah. To me Dina is pronounced DEE-nah, not Dinah. It does kind of remind of Alice in Wonderland but that's not a bad association or anything. Quite a lovely name, not really my style but I can definitely see it's appeal.
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I think Dinah is a nice name, pronounced DIN-ah. To me Dina is pronounced DEE-nah, not Dinah. It does kind of remind of Alice in Wonderland but that's not a bad association or anything. Quite a lovely name, not really my style but I can definitely see it's appeal.
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This message was edited 6/9/2005, 1:11 PM
I love it, but in my country I don't gave the die-nah problem. I also find the Biblical story disturbing and would probably not name a child after Dinah for this reason.
Oh, and din-ah / deen-ah is the proper prononciation originally and in most countries. Only English speakers modified it. But since they pron. Rabbi ruh-bie it's not surprising. :)
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Oh, and din-ah / deen-ah is the proper prononciation originally and in most countries. Only English speakers modified it. But since they pron. Rabbi ruh-bie it's not surprising. :)
~~ Claire ~~
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This message was edited 6/9/2005, 8:07 AM
Ditto. I say RAB-bie.
Miranda
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I'm American (in the south, not deep, not WASP-area) and i've only ever heard it rab-bye.
Carina
I'm American (in the south, not deep, not WASP-area) and i've only ever heard it rab-bye.
Carina
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I heard someone saying "ruh-bye" in a plane, and I also heard reb-eye... anyway, it should be rah-bee lol :)
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
Some Americans are idiots.
Rab-bye is the one that I hear the most, from my Jewish friends. I've known several rabbis, and gone to school with Orthodox Jews. I'm also fairly sure its prounuced that way in England. I've never heard reb-eye, nor ruh-bie.
Just because you hear something on a plane, or from one person, does not mean that its the way Americans speak. American accents are quite varied, and in some places in the US its all WASP. Hence, they might not be familiar with Rabbis.
Sorry for my rant, but I do hate generalizations. Especially from people who get in up arms over them themselves.
Siri
Rab-bye is the one that I hear the most, from my Jewish friends. I've known several rabbis, and gone to school with Orthodox Jews. I'm also fairly sure its prounuced that way in England. I've never heard reb-eye, nor ruh-bie.
Just because you hear something on a plane, or from one person, does not mean that its the way Americans speak. American accents are quite varied, and in some places in the US its all WASP. Hence, they might not be familiar with Rabbis.
Sorry for my rant, but I do hate generalizations. Especially from people who get in up arms over them themselves.
Siri
I've never ever heard ruh-bie either.
Thanks, Claire ;)
I don't care for the name, as I don't find it pretty. And the possibility of pronunciation confusion (between DIE-nah and DEE-nah) is something to consider. I only know Dinah to be pronounced as DIE-nah, never DEE-nah.
If you want the pronunciation DEE-nah (I'm assuming, since you don't like DIE-nah), I suggest spelling it as Deena.
Either way, I don't care for it.
-Lissa Hannah-
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If you want the pronunciation DEE-nah (I'm assuming, since you don't like DIE-nah), I suggest spelling it as Deena.
Either way, I don't care for it.
-Lissa Hannah-
"Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah" is the first thing that pops into my mind. I prefer Dina to Dinah.
To be born Welsh is not to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but with a song in your heart.
To be born Welsh is not to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but with a song in your heart.
DIE-nah is the proper pronunciation, as far as I'm concerned. :) It's the name of the cat in Alice in Wonderland, so that's what I think of--I think it's a wonderful name.
If you want the pronunciation DEE-nah, I'd spell it Dina, Deana, Dena, or Deena.
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If you want the pronunciation DEE-nah, I'd spell it Dina, Deana, Dena, or Deena.
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Ditto all of that :-)
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