Diane

Diane \dia-ne, di-ane\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Diane is pronounced in English as DayAEN or in French as DiyAEN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Diane: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Diane?

Diane is of Indoeuropean origin, and it is used mainly in English, French, and German. Derived from the element deiwo with the meaning 'light, deity'. The French form Diane was popular with Renaissance aristocrats who loved hunting and thus the name, for its allusion to Diana the Greek goddess of the hunt. Diane is a shortening of Diana name popularity (Armenian, Catalan, Dutch, English, Estonian, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish) in the English, French, and German languages. Diane is a widely used name; it has 48 variants. Alternatives Danne name, name Dayann, Dayanna meaning, name Dayanne origin, name Deana meaning, Deanda meaning of name, meaning of Deandra, Deandrea name variations, name Deandria origin, what does the name Deane mean, meaning of Deann, Deanna meaning, name Deanne, what does the name Dede mean, baby name Dee, Deeana pronounciation, Deeandra definition, name Deeane meaning, Deeanna pronounciation, Deeanne meaning of name, DeeDee pronounciation, Deena meaning, Deon meaning, Deona pronounciation, short names for Deondra, name Deonna meaning, Deonne pronounciation, name Diahanne meaning, Diahna meaning of name, Diandra definition, Diani definition, name Dianna, Diannah definition, baby name Didi, name Dyana origin, nicknames for Dyanna, what does the name Dyannah mean, and Dyanne name variations. Other English forms the shortenings Di name and meaning of Dia, and the spelling variants Diahann definition, baby name Dian (used in French too), what does the name Diann mean, Dianne definition (used in French, and German too), name Dyan, name Dyane, and Dyann name popularity.

The following famous people share the name Diane:

• Actress Diane Keaton, born Diane Hall, 5 January 1946, Los Angeles, California
• Actress Diane Lane, born 22 January 1965, New York, New York
• Actress Diane Ladd, born Rose Diane Ladner, November 29, 1935, Meridian, Mississippi
• Actress Diane Keen, born 29 July 1946, London, England
• Noblewoman Diane de Poitiers, born September 3, 1499 - April 25, 1566, Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France
• Photographer Diane Arbus, born Diane Nemerov, 14 March 1923 - 26 July 1971, New York, New York
• TV Newscaster Diane Sawyer, born 22 December 1945, Glasgow, Kentucky.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Diane:

Deann definition (English), name Deanne meaning (English), Diahann meaning and origin (English), Dian name (English and French), name Dianne (English, French, and German), Dyan name variations (English), what does the name Dyane mean (English), Dyann pronounciation (English), Dyanne name popularity (English), Daena name variations, Dahna name popularity, Daim pronounciation, name Daina origin (English), Dama name (Italian and Spanish), Damey name popularity (English), name Dami meaning (English), short names for Damie (English), meaning of Damon, short names for Dana (English, Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slavic), and name Danae meaning (English).

The baby name Diane fun facts:

The name Diane in reverse order is "Enaid".

The numerological value of the name Diane is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Diane?

Diane is in the top names in USA.