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Deena

Deena is a given name that is mainly feminine, but sometimes masculine. Deena is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'judged', 'justified', or 'vindicated'. 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. Despite what multiple sources say, there is no record of the name Deena meaning “valley”. 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) ( , stage name of Deena Herr, a German singer performing in Uganda Men: * Deena Nath Singh Yadav ,( Indian politician * Deena Ram (born 1964), Indian male former steeplechase runner

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Deena is a given name that is mainly feminine, but sometimes masculine. Deena is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'judged', 'justified', or 'vindicated'. 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. Despite what multiple sources say, there is no record of the name Deena meaning “valley”. 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) ( , stage name of Deena Herr, a German singer performing in Uganda Men: * Deena Nath Singh Yadav ,( Indian politician * Deena Ram (born 1964), Indian male former steeplechase runner

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1954 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1975". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1954". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1243871076

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