Deena is a given name that is mainly

feminine Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and Gender roles, roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as Social construction of gender, socially constructed, and there is also s ...

, but sometimes

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some beh ...

. Deena is a name of

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

origin, meaning 'judged', 'justified', or 'vindicated'. It is a feminine name that is often used as a short form of the name

Dinah In the Book of Genesis, Dinah (; ) was the seventh child and only named daughter of Leah and Jacob. The episode of her rape by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent revenge of her brothers Simeon and Levi, commonly ...

. The name Deena is often associated with the biblical character Dinah, daughter of

Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...

and

Leah Leah () appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son Reuben. She has thr ...

. Despite what multiple sources say, there is no record of the name Deena meaning “valley”. Some notables name Deena include: Women: *

Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz Princess Deena Ali Al-Juhani (; born 26 December 1975) is a Saudi American businesswoman and editor. She is the founder and owner of DNA Store in Riyadh. She married into the Saudi royal family and is a former editor-in-chief of ''Vogue Arabi ...

(born 1975), Saudi Arabian princess *

Deena Deardurff Deena Diane Deardurff (born May 8, 1957), also known by her married name Deena Schmidt, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and former college swim coach. Swimming Deardurff swam for the Cinc ...

(born 1957), American retired swimmer *

Deena Dill Deena Dill is an American actress and television executive producer best known for her recurring roles on Nickelodeon's hit show ''iCarly'', ABC's television series ''Suburgatory'', and The CW's sci-fi series ''Star-Crossed'', as well as being ...

, American actress and executive producer *

Deena Horst Deena Horst (born February 14, 1944) is a Republican former member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 69th district. She served from 1995 until 2010, when she was defeated in a primary by Tom Arpke, who would win the seat ...

, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1995–2010) *

Deena Kastor Deena Michelle Kastor (née Drossin; born February 14, 1973) is an American long-distance runner. She is the former American record holder in the marathon (2003-2022) and numerous road distances. Kastor held 15 American records simultaneously in ...

(born 1973), American long-distance runner *

Deena Brush Mapple Deena Mapple (born Deena Brush March 2, 1960) is a retired American competitive water skier. She is regarded to be one of the greatest female water skiers of her generation. Her Grand Slam Victory in 1987 - overall wins in the World Champions ...

(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 Diane Margaret "Deena" Payne (born 29 August 1954) is an English actress and former singer. She is best known for playing Viv Hope in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Life and career Payne was born in Orpington, Kent. She used ...

(born 1954), English actress *

Deena Weinstein Deena Weinstein (born March 15, 1943) is a professor of sociology at DePaul University whose research focuses on popular culture. She is particularly well known for her research on heavy metal culture, on which subject she wrote a book, ''Heavy Me ...

(born 1943), American professor of sociology * Deena (singer) (, stage name of Deena Herr, a German singer performing in Uganda Men: *

Deena Nath Singh Yadav Deena Nath Singh Yadav (16 June 1949 - 19 November 2021) was an Indian Marxist politician. He served as a member of Uttar Pradesh State Secretariat of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 1991 until the 23rd State Conference in October 202 ...

,( Indian politician * Deena Ram (born 1964), Indian male former steeplechase runner

Fictional characters

Deena Schuster, a character in 2012 American comedy film ''

Wanderlust Wanderlust is a strong desire to wander or travel and explore the world. The term has its roots in German Romanticism. Etymology The first documented use of the term in English occurred in 1902 as a reflection of what was then seen as a chara ...

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