Meanings
alternative Peninah
- A female given name.
The government made it hard for people like Pnina's family to practice their religion, and during a time of civil war and famine, they fled to a refugee camp in Sudan […]
2020, Elena Favilli, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls1 more example
Both Ivana and Pnina's husband would know of the affair from the start , the husband going so far as to meet with Ivana in private to discuss how it was that she could tolerate it.
2000, John O'Meara, Defending Her Son, page 73
Origin
- Hebrewפנינה“pearl”
- EnglishPnina
From Hebrew פנינה (“pearl”).
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Pnina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pnina
“Pnina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pnina. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pnina,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pnina.
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