Deena is a given name that is mainly
feminine
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, but sometimes
masculine
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. Some notables name Deena include:
Women:
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Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz
Princess Deena Ali Al-Juhani ( ar, دينا الجهني; 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-i ...
(born 1975), Saudi Arabian princess
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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
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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 bein ...
, American actress and executive producer
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Deena Horst, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1995-2010)
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Deena Kastor
Deena Michelle Kastor (née Drossin; born February 14, 1973) is an American long-distance runner. She was a holder of American records in the marathon (2006-2022) and numerous road distances. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at t ...
(born 1973), American long-distance runner
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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 Championsh ...
(born 1960), American retired water skier
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Deena Mehta
Deena Mehta ( gu , દીના મહેતા) is an Indian businesswoman, broker, investor, financial adviser, chartered accountant and social activist. She is the managing director and chief executive officer of Asit C. Mehta Investment Int ...
(born 1961), Indian businesswoman, first woman president of the Bombay Stock Exchange
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Deena M. Mistri (1925–2011), Pakistani educator
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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 to ...
(born 1954), English actress
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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 ground-breaking ...
(born 1943), American professor of sociology
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Deena (singer) Deena Herr, who performs under the stage name Deena, is a German singer performing in Uganda.
A social worker in training from Berlin, Deena was discovered in 2013 by an Ugandan music producer while traveling in Kampala. Her single ''Mumulete!'' (" ...
(, stage name of Deena Herr, a German singer performing in Uganda
Men:
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Deena Nath Singh Yadav
Deena Nath Singh Yadav is an Indian politician. As of 2014 he served as the Uttar Pradesh state secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha. As of 2001 he was a member of the Central Kisan Committee (the national leadership of the All India Kisan Sabh ...
( Indian politician
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Deena Ram
Deena Ram (born 1964 in Rajasthan state) is a former Indian track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, ...
(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.
Etymology
The first documented use of the term in English occurred in 1902 as a reflection of what was then seen as a characteristically German predilection for wandering ...
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See also
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Dena (given name) Dena is a given name derived from Dinah and may refer to:
* Dena Atlantic, American television actress
* Dena DeRose (born 1966), American jazz pianist
* Dena Dietrich (1928–2020), American actress
* Dena Dubal, American neurodegenerative diseas ...
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Dheena
''Dheena'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by then-debutante A. R. Murugadoss, starring Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi, in his Tamil debut, and Laila. The music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja ...
'', an Indian film
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Dinah
In the Book of Genesis, Dinah (; ) was the seventh child and only daughter of Leah and Jacob, and one of the matriarchs of the Israelites. The episode of her violation by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengean ...
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