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What does Diana mean?
Diana 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced dy-ANN-ah, dee-AHN-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Diana is "divine". Mythology: Diana was an ancient Roman goddess who came to be associated with the Greek god Artemis. Noted for her beauty and fleetness, Diana is often depicted as a huntress. Used since the 16th century. Made popular by the late Princess of Wales. See also Dionne and Diantha. French courtesan Diana de Poitiers; actresses Diahann Carroll, Dyan Cannon, Diane Keaton, Diane Lane, Dianne Wiest.
ASSOCIATED WITH mythology, ancient (old), roman, goddess, greek, beauty, 16th century, princess
Variations
VARIANTS Danne, Dayann, Dayanna, Dayanne, Deana▼, Deane, Deandra▼, Deann▼, Deanna▼, Dede, Dee▼, Deedee, Deeana, Deeane, Deanna▼, Dena▼, Di, Diahann, Diahanne, Diahna, Dian▼, Diandra, Diane▼, Diann▼, Dianna▼, Diannah, Dianne▼, Didi, Dyan, Dyana, Dyane, Dyann, Dyanna, Dyanne
SEE ALSO Artemis, Cynthia, Mahina, Selena, Tiana
OTHER FORMS VIA DIONNE Deon, Dion, Diona, Diondra, Dione, Dionis, Dionna
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Dini, ..
(male) Diney, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Diana Cassie (D.C.), ..
How popular is Diana?
Diana is a very popular first name for females (#96 out of 4276, Top 2%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#10811 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Diana reached its top rank of #52 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, and is currently at #184. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Diana (#184 IN 2018) are Artemis (#1337), Cynthia (#693), Dayanna (#1551), Deana, Deandra, Deane, Deann, Deanna (#1491), Dede, Dee, Deedee, Dena, Dian, Diandra, Diane, Diann, Dianna (#1877), Dianne, Dione, Dionna, Dionne, Dyan, Dyann, Dyanne, Selena (#249) and Tiana (#660). Other variants, like Diondra, are seldom used. These relations of Diana were at the top of their popularity in the 1950s (USAGE OF 3.3%) and are now significantly less conventional (USAGE 0.3%, ▼92.2%), with forms like Dianna becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Diana▼ is pronounced similarly to Danae▼, Danay, Daney, Danna, Dannah, Danni, Danny, Dany, Deeanna, Deenya, Denay, Denia, Denny, Deona, Deonna, Dhana, Dinah▼, Dinya, Donia, Donni, Duayna, Duna, Dwana, Dyna and Dynah. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aliana▲, Amana, Bina, Chiana, Ciana, Cianna▼, Dahiana, Dama, Dane, Dara▲, Delana, Demiana, Dianda, Diza, Duane, Dwan, Dzana, Fiona▲, Flana, Giana, Gina▼, Iriana, Jiana, Jianna, Jilana, Jina, Joana▼, Juana, Kiana▼, Kinna, Kiona, Liana▲, Livana, Milana▲, Moana, Qiana, Quiana, Rhiana, Riana, Rihana, Rina, Riona, Ryana, Siana, Sianna, Siena▲, Tana▼, Tiahna, Viana and Virna. These names tend to be less frequently used than Diana.
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