Deena Explained

Deena is a given name that is mainly feminine, but sometimes masculine.

Language:	English
Origin:	Hebrew
Meaning:	valley

Deena is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'valley'.^[1] It is a feminine name that is often used as a short form of the name Dinah. The name Deena is often associated with the biblical character Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah.

Some notables name Deena include:

Women:

• Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz (born 1975), Saudi Arabian princess
• Deena Deardurff (born 1957), American retired swimmer
• Deena Dill, American actress and executive producer
• Deena Horst, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1995–2010)
• Deena Kastor (born 1973), American long-distance runner
• Deena Brush Mapple (born 1960), American retired water skier
• Deena Mehta (born 1961), Indian businesswoman, first woman president of the Bombay Stock Exchange
• Deena M. Mistri (1925–2011), Pakistani educator
• Diane Deena Payne (born 1954), English actress
• Deena Weinstein (born 1943), American professor of sociology
• Deena (singer) (stage name of Deena Herr, a German singer performing in Uganda

Men:

• Deena Nath Singh Yadav,(Indian politician
• Deena Ram (born 1964), Indian male former steeplechase runner

Fictional characters

Deena Schuster, a character in 2012 American comedy film Wanderlust

See also

• Dena (given name)
• Dheena, an Indian film
• Dinah

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deena name Meaning and Origin . 2023-03-07 . babys.name.