Dion

See also: dion, díon, and dìon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also a medieval English and French diminutive of Dionysius (Dennis).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːɒn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːɑn/

Proper noun

Dion

A male given name.
A surname.

Anagrams

DINO, Dino, Indo-, NOID, Odin, dino, do in, doin, doin', indo-, nido-, nodi

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Dion, borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also from English Dione, from Latin Dionē (“mother of Venus”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “mother of Aphrodite”). The male and female names are often confused. Also a clipping of Dionisio.

Proper noun

Dion

a male given name
a female given name

Esperanto

Proper noun

Dion

accusative of Dio

Faroese

Proper noun

Dion m

A male given name.

Usage notes

son of Dion: Dionsson
daughter of Dion: Dionsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Dion
Accusative	Dion
Dative	Dioni
Genitive	Dions

French

Proper noun

Dion

A surname.

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.oːn/

Proper noun

Diōn m (genitive Diōnis); third declension

Alternative form of Diō

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Diōn
genitive	Diōnis
dative	Diōnī
accusative	Diōnem
ablative	Diōne
vocative	Diōn

References

Dĭōn in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
1 Dĭōn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “531/2”
“Diō(n)” on page 546/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.on/, [ˈdiː.õ]

Proper noun

Dīon n (genitive Dīī); second declension

Alternative form of Dīum

Declension

Second declension, Greek type, with locative.

Case	Singular
nominative	Dīon
genitive	Dīī
dative	Dīō
accusative	Dīon
ablative	Dīō
vocative	Dīon
locative	Dīī

References

Dion in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
2 Dĭŏn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “531/2”

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Dion.

Proper noun

Dion ?

A surname.

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