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What does Dian mean?
Dian ▼ as a girls' name is a Latin name, and the name Dian means "divine". Dian is an alternate form of Diana (Latin).
Variations
VARIANTS Dyanne, Dyann, Dyane, Dyan, Dianne▼, Diann▼, Diane▼, Deeane, Deann▼, Deane, Dayanne, Dayann, Danne
RELATIONS VIA DIANA Deana▼, Deanna▼, Dede, Dee▼, Deeana, Dena▼, Di, Diahann, Diahna, Diandra, Dianna▼, Diannah, Didi, Dyana, Dyanna
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Dian?
Dian is a very prominent first name for females (#1468 out of 4276, Top 34%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#64572 out of 150436, Top 43%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dian entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its apex rank of #547 in the U.S. during 1940-1949, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Dian ranked in the Top 2000 are Deana, Deane, Deann, Deanna (#1491 FROM RECENT DATA), Dede, Dee, Dena, Diana (#184), Diandra, Diane, Diann, Dianna (#1877), Dianne, Dyan, Dyann and Dyanne. Other forms, like Diahann, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Dian was more pronounced among parents during the years 1950-1959 (USAGE OF 1.9%) and is now much less (USAGE 0.1%, ▼94%), with forms such as Diane becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Dian▼ is alike in pronunciation to Dagne, Dane, Dawn▼, Dawne, Dayne, Deanne▼, Deeann, Dene, Deon, Dion, Dione, Dionne▼, Dowan, Duane, Duwan, Dwan and Dwayne. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adan, Aidan▼, Da-, Dai, Damian, Dana▼, Dani▲, Dany, Darian▼, Day, Dea, Devan▼, Dhana, Dianda, Dido, Digna, Dila, Dillan, Dina▼, Dinae, Dinah▼, Dinay, Dinny, Diona, Dior▲, Dita, Dix, Diza, Doran, Dorian, Duana, Dwana, Dylan▲, Dzana, Elan, Elian, Eman, Evan, Fan, Fran, Iman▼, Jan▼, Jean▼, Joan▼, Lean, Miran, Nan▼, Niran, Rian, Ryan▲, San, Sean, Shan, Sian and Van. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dian.
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