Diana

Diana \dia-na, di-ana\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Diana is pronounced DiyAANaa (Dutch, German) or DayAENah (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Diana: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Diana?

Diana has its origins in the Indoeuropean language, and it is used largely in Armenian, Catalan, Dutch, English, Estonian, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish. Derived from the element deiwo with the meaning 'light, deity'. The name is of obscure origin. It was borne in Roman mythology by the chaste and beautiful goddess of the woods, hunting, and the moon, who was the equivalent of the Greek Artemis. Due to its pagan origins and a mention in the Bible that the worshippers of Diana of the Ephesians rioted against the apostle Paul, the name was in early times shunned by Christians. After the Reformation, English speakers nevertheless adopted the name. It might have been popularized in the 19th century by the George Meredith novel Diana of the Crossways (1885). In recent times, the name is famous from the Princess of Wales (1961-1997), but her widespread popularity did not appear to have boosted the adoption of the name. Diana is a variant of short names for Diane (English, French, and German). The name Diana is used to a great extent; it has 44 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants what does the name Daiana mean, short names for Daianna, Dayanna meaning, Deana pronounciation, Deann pronounciation, Deanna name, Deanne definition, meaning of Dede, what does the name Diahann mean, name Dian origin (also used in French), name Dianada meaning, Dianah name variations, Dianca name variations, what does the name Diandra mean, name Diania origin, Diannah meaning, nicknames for Dianne (also used in French and German), Diantha meaning and origin, name Dinah meaning (also used in Hebrew), name Dionna meaning, name Diviana, Dyan name variations, Dyane name variations, name Dyann origin, what does the name Dyannah mean, Dyanne definition, and what does the name Kiana mean (also used in Hawaiian). Other English forms the shortenings Di name variations, Dia pronounciation, and Diane name (also used in French, and German), the diminutive forms Dee name popularity and name Disel meaning, and the spelling variants Dianna meaning of name, Dyana meaning of name, and name Dyanna. Variants of Diana used in foreign languages Dajana name (German), name Dayana (German and Latin), Diani definition (Portuguese), baby name Dianora (Italian), what does the name Diána mean (Hungarian), Dijana pronounciation (Slavic), Kianna meaning (Hawaiian), and baby name Tiana (Cherokee). The diminutive form meaning of Didi (Dutch and French) is another foreign variant. Diana is popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity grew from the 1900s up to the 1940s; before that, it was of only occasional use. At the modest peak of its usage in 1946, 0.467% of baby girls were named Diana. It ranked at #42 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #191 with a usage of 0.083%, was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its group. 69% more girls were named Diana than the next most popular name, short names for Tiana, in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Diana:

• Actress Diana Rigg, born 20 July 1938, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
• Actress Diana Dors, born Diana Mary Fluck, 23 October 1931 - 4 May 1984, Swindon, Wiltshire, England
• Royalty Princess of Wales Diana, born Diana Spencer, 1 July 1961 - 31 August 1997, Norfolk, England
• Singer Diana Ross, born Diana Earle, 26 March 1944, Detroit, Michigan
• Socialite Lady Diana Cooper, born August 29, 1893 - June 16, 1986, England.

List of baby names that sound like Diana:

Deanna pronounciation (English), short names for Diahna, name Dianah meaning, meaning of Diannah, Dyana name (English), what does the name Dyanna mean (English), meaning of Dyannah, Dahnya meaning, Daiana definition, Dainna name variations, name Damanee meaning, Damaney meaning and origin, baby name Damani, Damanie name popularity, Damany name, name Damia origin (English), meaning of Damiane, Damianne meaning and origin, Damien name popularity, and Damienne meaning.

The baby name Diana fun facts:

The name Diana in reverse order is "Anaid".

The numerological value of the name Diana is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Diana?

Diana is in the top names in USA.