Deena
# Deena

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

Deena is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'valley'. 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) (fl. 2015–present), stage name of Deena Herr, a German singer performing in Uganda

Men:

* Deena Nath Singh Yadav (fl. 1991–present) Indian politician
* Deena Ram (born 1964), Indian male former steeplechase runner

## Fictional characters

Deena Schuster, a character in 2012 American comedy film Wanderlust

