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♂ Dion
What does Dion mean?
Dion 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Dion) is pronounced DYE-on, DEE-on. It is of Greek origin. Short form of Dionysius. Diandre and Diondre are blends of Dion and Andre. Singer Dion (of Dion and the Belmonts); football player Deion Sanders. Also form of Dennis.
STARTS WITH Di-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANTS Deion▼, Deon, Deonn, Deonys, Deyon, Diandre, Diondre, Dionte, Dondre
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ANDRE, DIONYSIUS Dionio, Dioniso, Dray, Dre, Ries
FEMININE FORMS Deiondra, Dionne
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dion Marcello (D.M.), ..
How popular is Dion?
Dion is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#690 out of 1220, Top 57%) and an even more prominent last name for all people (#3995 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dion was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its peak position of #386 in the U.S. in the 1970s, and is currently at #1368. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Dion (#1368 IN 2018) appearing in the Top 2000 are Andre (#274), Dennis (#556), Deon (#1108), Deion (#1578), Diondre, Dionte, Dondre and Dre. Other forms, like Dionio, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Dion was at its highest 7 decades ago (AVERAGE #1472) and has become much reduced since (#1431, ▼88%), with forms such as Dion going out of style.
Similar Names
Dion▼ is alike in pronunciation to Dain, Daine, Dan▼, Dane, Dann, Dayne, Dean, Deane, Deen, Den, Dene, Dewonn, Deyn, Doan, Doane, Don▼, Donn, Donne, Dowan, Duane▼, Dunn, Dunne, Dwain and Dwane. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alon, Amon, Avon, Con, Dagon, Daimon, Dalon, Damion▼, Darion▼, Daron, Dejon, Devon▼, Dillon▼, Dilon, Dima, Dimos, Dino▼, Dionio, Diot, Dixon, Dod, Dom, Dorion, Dov, Dow, Dylon▼, Edon, Eilon, Eion, Ekon, Elon▲, Eon, Eton, Gilon, Huon, Ilon, Ion, Jon▼, Keon, Leon▼, Lion, Lon▼, Nixon▲, Odon, Rion, Simon▲, Sion, Toon, Von, Zion▲ and Zivon. These names tend to be less frequently used than Dion.
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