Diana

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Diāna, of unknown origin. Theories include relationships with Latin deus (“god”), Latin dies (“day”) and a (reconstructed) name Divia.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /daɪˈænə/
• Rhymes: -ænə

Proper noun

Diana

1. (Roman mythology) The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis.
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Acts 19:27:
     :

     So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and all the world worshippeth.

2. (astronomy) 78 Diana, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name..
   • 1605 William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, 1870, page 56:

     But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthome's admonition to the contrary) have recalled prophane names, so as now Diana, Cassandra, Hyppolytus, Venus, Lais, names of unhappy disaster are as rife, as ever they were in paganism.

   • 1993 James Kirkup, Queens Have Died Young and Fair, P. Owen, →ISBN, page 94:

     A wholesome British name like Diana, Anne, Margaret or Elizabeth impresses a judge much more than all your vulgar Marilyns, Donnas, Madonnas and Dawns.

See also

• Cynthia
• Delia

References

Anagrams

• Aidan, Andai, IANAD, Ida'an, Nadia, Naiad, naiad

Etymology

From English Diana, borrowed from Latin Diāna

Proper noun

Diana

1. a female given name.
2. (Roman mythology) Diana; the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis
3. (astronomy) the asteroid 78 Diana

Proper noun

Diana f

1. Diana (Roman goddess)
2. A female given name., cognate to Diana.

Further reading

• Diana in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Diana in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Proper noun

Diana

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. A female given name..

Proper noun

Diana

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. A female given name..

Proper noun

Diana f

1. A female given name.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Diana

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. A female given name..

Proper noun

Diana f

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. A female given name.
3. A surname​.
4. Giuseppe Diana, Italian priest killed by the Mafia

Anagrams

• andai, danai

Romanization

Diana

1. Rōmaji transcription of ディアナ

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /diˈaː.na/, [dɪˈaː.na]

Proper noun

Diāna f (genitive Diānae); first declension

1. Diana, the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis.

References

• Diana in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Proper noun

Diana

1. Alternative form of Diane

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Diāna.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ˈɐ.nɐ/, /ˈd͡ʒjɐ.nɐ/

Proper noun

Diana f

1. (Roman mythology) Diana (Roman goddess)
2. A female given name.

See also

• Artemisa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiana/

Proper noun

Diana f (genitive Diany, nominative plural Diany) declension pattern žena

1. A female given name..
2. (Roman mythology) Diana

Further reading

• Diana in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Proper noun

Diana f

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. A female given name..

Proper noun

Diana c (genitive Dianas)

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. A female given name..