Dinorah
Dinorah, originally Le pardon de Ploërmel, is an 1859 French opéra comique in three acts with music by Giacomo Meyerbeer and a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. The story takes place near the rural town of Ploërmel and is based on two Breton tales by Émile Souvestre, "La Chasse aux trésors" and "Le Kacouss de l'Armor", both published separately in 1850 in the Revue des deux mondes.
Meaning & Origin of Dinorah
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Dinorah, originally Le pardon de Ploërmel, is an 1859 French opéra comique in three acts with music by Giacomo Meyerbeer and a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. The story takes place near the rural town of Ploërmel and is based on two Breton tales by Émile Souvestre, "La Chasse aux trésors" and "Le Kacouss de l'Armor", both published separately in 1850 in the Revue des deux mondes.
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The Story of Dinorah
Dinorah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 25 Dinorahs were born — ranking #2,482 that year. As of 2026, Dinorah ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 569 Dinorahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dinorah
Dinorah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 569 births in the dataset. Dinorah's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #2,482. Use the chart and map above to compare Dinorah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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