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What does Deanna mean?
Deanna 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced de-ANN-ah. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Deanna is "valley; church leader". Place name and occupational name. Variant of Diana and feminine form of Dean. See Dionne. Actress Deanna Durbin. Also form of Dena.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english
Variations
VARIANTS Dayana▲, Deana▼, Deane, Deann▼, Deanne▼, Deeana, Deeann, Deeanna, Deena▼, Deona, Deondra, Deonna, Deonne
RELATED FORMS VIA DIANA, DIONNE Danne, Dayann, Dayanna, Dayanne, Deandra▼, Deeane, Dena▼, Deon, Diahna, Dian▼, Diandra, Diane▼, Diann▼, Dianna▼, Diannah, Dianne▼, Diona, Dionna, Dyan, Dyana, Dyane, Dyann, Dyanna, Dyanne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Deanna Evalyn (D.E.), ..
How popular is Deanna?
Deanna is a very prominent first name for women (#261 out of 4276, Top 6%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#92601 out of 150436, Top 62%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Deanna entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its highest rank of #117 in the U.S. in the 1970s, and is at #1491 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Dayana (#496 FROM RECENT DATA), Dayanna (#1551), Dean, Deana, Deandra, Deane, Deann, Deanne, Deeann, Deeanna, Deena, Dena, Deonna, Dian, Diana (#184), Diandra, Diane, Diann, Dianna (#1877), Dianne, Dionna, Dionne, Dyan, Dyann and Dyanne are the prominent related forms of Deanna (#1491). Adoption of these relations of Deanna was well-received among parents in the 1950s (ADOPTION OF 1.93%) and is now significantly diminished (ADOPTION 0.16%, 92% LESS). Diana has generally been preferred by parents, although Dayana seems to be gaining popularity too, while forms such as Deandra are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Deanna▼ is pronounced similarly to Dahnya, Daina, Danah, Danay, Danea, Daney, Dania, Dannah, Danny, Dayna▼, Deenya, Deionna, Deni, Denia, Denna, Dhana, Dina▼, Dinya, Dona▼, Donia, Donni, Donny, Duana, Dwana and Dwayna. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adanna, Alanna▲, Belanna, Breanna▼, Channa, Dane, Dayne, Delaina, Delayna, Demanda, Demia, Demona, Devona, Dianda, Duane, Dzana, Elanna, Eleanna, Flanna, Gianna▲, Hanna▼, Ianna, Ileanna, Jenna▼, Jianna, Keana▼, Kenna▲, Keonna, Kianna▼, Leanna, Leanne▼, Lenna▼, Lewanna, Osanna, Penna, Reanna▼, Reannah, Rheanna, Ryanna, Seanna, Sianna, Sueanna, Teana, Teonna, Tianna▼, Tyanna▼, Wanna, Yanna, Ysanna and Zenna. These names tend to be less frequently used than Deanna.
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