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Help[Opinions] Re: Idina?
in reply to a message by Wish Fish
The probably belongs on the Name Facts board but anywho.
The Columbus Monthly wrote an article about Idina with her own statement on her unique name: “Since we're talking names: ‘Idina’ is a tribute to Menzel's great-grandmother, who was named Ida. ‘It's an Israeli name, a Hebrew name; it means gentle,’ Menzel told Playbill, adding, ‘In the Jewish religion, when someone passes, you name [a child] after [him or her] and use the first letter.’”
There’s also a source that stated “Menzel's mother named her Idina after her great-grandmother Ida, but also incorporated the ‘A’ from the name Adena, which she also liked.” However, I found that harder to verify.
It’s interesting to note that the Wicked Fandom Wikipedia says she was born Adinah Kim Mentzel, which may reflect a variation in spelling based on her Israeli heritage. She has said she changed her name to make pronunciation easier.
The Columbus Monthly wrote an article about Idina with her own statement on her unique name: “Since we're talking names: ‘Idina’ is a tribute to Menzel's great-grandmother, who was named Ida. ‘It's an Israeli name, a Hebrew name; it means gentle,’ Menzel told Playbill, adding, ‘In the Jewish religion, when someone passes, you name [a child] after [him or her] and use the first letter.’”
There’s also a source that stated “Menzel's mother named her Idina after her great-grandmother Ida, but also incorporated the ‘A’ from the name Adena, which she also liked.” However, I found that harder to verify.
It’s interesting to note that the Wicked Fandom Wikipedia says she was born Adinah Kim Mentzel, which may reflect a variation in spelling based on her Israeli heritage. She has said she changed her name to make pronunciation easier.
This message was edited 5/23/2025, 6:26 PM
