Titania

See also: titania

English

Etymology

A style of Diana in Ovid, fem. of titanius, from Titan. As faeries were identified with Classical nymphs, the queen of the faeries was equated with Diana.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /taɪˈteɪni.ə/
(UK) IPA^(key): /tɪˈtɑːni.ə/
Hyphenation: Ti‧ta‧ni‧a
Rhymes: -eɪniə (US only)

Proper noun

Titania

Character in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer-Night's Dream, the queen of the fairies.
(astronomy): The largest satellite of the planet Uranus.

Derived terms

Titanian

Translations

character

Finnish: Titania

Russian: Тита́ния f (Titánija)

moon of Uranus

Finnish: Titania
French: Titania (fr)
German: Titania f
Italian: Titania m

Portuguese: Titânia f
Russian: Тита́ния f (Titánija)
Spanish: Titania

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