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What does Diane mean?
Diane ▼ as a girls' name has its root in Latin, and the name Diane means "divine". Diane is a variant form of Diana (Latin). See also Dionne
Variations
VARIANTS Dyanne, Dyann, Dyane, Dyan, Dianne▼, Diann▼, Dian▼, Deeane, Deann▼, Deane, Dayanne, Dayann, Danne
RELATED FORMS VIA DIANA Deana▼, Deanna▼, Dede, Dee▼, Deeana, Dena▼, Di, Diahann, Diahanne, Diahna, Diandra, Dianna▼, Diannah, Didi, Dyana, Dyanna
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Diani, ..
(male) Dide, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Diane Felicity (D.F.), ..
How popular is Diane?
Diane is a very prominent first name for females (#50 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#67725 out of 150436, Top 45%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Diane was first listed in 1900-1909 and reached its apex position of #17 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Diana (#184 LAST YEAR), Deanna (#1491), Dianna (#1877), Deana, Diann, Dyann, Dyan, Dionne, Dianne, Diandra, Deane, Dian, Dena, Dee, Dede, Deann and Dyanne are the popular variation forms of Diane appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Dyanna, are seldom used. These forms of Diane were favored as baby names 68 years ago (AVERAGE #971) and are now significantly less widespread (#1864, ▼94.3%), with versions such as Diane going out of style.
Similar Names
Diane▼ is alike in pronunciation to Dagne, Dane, Dawn▼, Dawne, Dayne, Deanne▼, Deeann, Dene, Deon, Deonne, Dion, Dione, Dowan, Duane, Duwan, Dwan and Dwayne. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aine, Blane, Briane, Dafne, Dale▼, Damiane, Dana▼, Danae▼, Danea, Danee, Danet, Daney, Dani▲, Danie, Dany, Dariane, Daviane, Delane, Dhana, Dianthe, Didiane, Digna, Dina▼, Dinae, Dinnie, Dinny, Diona, Divine, Dixee, Dixie▼, Doriane, Duana, Dwana, Dylane, Dzana, Elane, Eliane, Fione, Gitane, Ilane, Jane▼, Jeane▼, Joane, Lane, Liahne, Liane, Minne, Orane, Oriane, Rhiane, Riane, Rianne, Shane, Signe▼, Sine, Tiane, Tianne and Winne. These names tend to be less frequently used than Diane.
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