Light or judged
The name is often considered a variant of the Hebrew name Dinah, meaning 'judged' or 'vindicated.' It gained significant literary and cultural usage through the 19th-century opera 'Le pardon de Ploërmel' by Giacomo Meyerbeer, where the title character is named Dinorah, often associated with 'light' in that context.
Less common today
Dinorah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,080 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The main character in the opera Le pardon de Ploërmel · Le pardon de Ploërmel
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