A name - a phonetic version of Danaë and Dené.
Meanings vary, but include: Shower of gold (Greek), Bright as day (
English), People (Athabaskan) and God is my judge or she who judges (Hebrew).
In Greek Mythology, Danaë was the
human (mortal)
mother of Perseus, the demi-God who slayed Medusa. (Danaë was impregnated by Zeus in a "shower of golden rain.") In current culture, the movie The Clash of the Titans (2010) was loosely
based around the myth of Perseus.
In First Nations/Native Americans, referring to any of the Athabaskan-speaking tribes of Alaska and Northern Canada, and their languages, dialects and history.
Dinnae is also a form of Diane, Diana, Dyan, Denay.