Diane

I probably wouldn't use it, but I've grown fond of it over time. I like it more than Diana. It has a respectable simplicity to it. It's also not anywhere near as common as it used to be.

This name is honestly so pretty, I don't get how people hate it! It reminds me of diamonds, and everyone loves diamonds!

I think it is one of the worst names. I don't understand why people would want to name their little girl DIE-ANNE.

Lots of names sound weird when you break them up like that, like in English, Annette sounds like a-net. Maybe that's what you're thinking when you hear the name, but it's definitely not what everyone hears, and nobody's gonna be saying it like DIE-ANN, because that's just unnatural. Diane is a lovely name.

Both Diane and Diana are horrible feminine names imo, at least Diane is an okay middle name but Diana sucks either way.

In whose opinion?

I also like the name Diane. I see it as an elegant, sophisticated and classy name. In addition, it is easy to pronounce but at the same time it is not very common. I really like it, although I also like Diana too. The two options are wonderful.

Very beautiful, gentle, and sophisticated, but I prefer Diana a tiny bit more.

Dated, but rather pretty.

This is my name but is it weird that it's never felt like mine in a way? Maybe because of all the hardships I've gone though throughout my life, just constant struggles that never seem to end.

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I've always found it awkward to pronounce and even my sibling used to say "Die-Ann!" as if it was funny. Then you have goons that always just say "Diana" that I really don't bother to correct them anymore. I'm in my early 30s by the way. Don't get me wrong, I love the meaning and the fact that it's not popular but the name usually turns out to be meek, serious, quiet which isn't what I wished to be. I really don't owe my parents anything but would feel guilty in changing my name, perhaps maybe putting Diana as a middle name but I'm still searching for my OWN name to grow and flourish in.

I love the name Diane, because that is my name! Believe it or not I actually chose this name. I am a transwoman that had to choose a new name. My old name was Brian, and didn't care for Brianne, or Brianna at all. I also wanted something that fit my age, as I am a middle aged woman. I thought Diane kind of rhymed with my original name, and that my mind would notice it until I got used to it. Turns out it worked, and I love how it flows with my middle name "Diane Devere." I think it sounds rather classy, and is as beautiful as I feel.

I think Diane is a pretty name. I like Diana as well, but Diane is just so gentle. For some reason Diane makes me think of does and French castles, I think it's lovely.

Diane sounds very classy and elegant. I think it suits all ages and not just old ladies. All old ladies were children once anyways.

Old lady name.

Beautiful and mature.

Diana is a pretty overrated name. For me Diane will always be way more beautiful.

You will not meet a more authentic, loving, nurturing person than a Diane. They are beautiful on the outside but on the inside, much much more.

I prefer Christina to Christine, Joanna to Joanne, and Diana to Diane.

I like Diane and Diana.

Awful, just awful!

I love this name so much, and also Diana. They are both currently underused, especially Diane. I like the nickname Di.

Well I don't know, it's better than Diana and that's for sure. It's a unique name but there are a lot of celebrities with that name. Diane Farr, Diane Keaton etc...
I like the name.

Sounds like'Dying'.

Nowhere near as popular as it once was, the name Diane was only given to 121 baby girls born in the US in 2012.

There is a song by Vampire Weekend called "Diane Young", a play on "dyin' young".

I want to like Diane because it goes with my other girl names... Estelle (star), Celeste (sky), Clarisse (bright), and Lucille (light), and then Diane, which comes from Diana, the Roman goddess of the moon. However, I find it extremely dated. The "die" part doesn't really bother me, but I have a hard time picturing it on a little girl. Kinda like Linda.

I have an aunt named Diane but we mostly call her Di. I don't hate this name but I prefer the Greek Diana.

The meaning is just gorgeous. Heavenly, Divine. How sweet!

It's mine and my mothers middle name. It means Divine, Heavenly. My mothers family is French and the name goes very far back in our family. Some people say it sounds dated. Uh yeah, it is dated. In fact it's ancient and that's why I love it. I really like it in the Greek form too, Diana.

I find it dated and ugly. It reminds me of death. Awful name.

I understand that the name means queen of the hunt. I don't like this meaning. It's too war like. Also, it sounds like death. Die Ann. Although I really liked Princess Diana.

This is my mommy's name, so I naturally like it :) Even if it wasn't her name, I would still like it. It sounds very mature and sophisticated. :) I like so much more than Diana! Isn't it weird how adding on/taking off a syllable can ruin a name for someone? O_o

This name sounds like the name of some wallflower-y, mousy, middle-aged woman who has gotten a little chubby and wears loose-fitting clothes. It also makes me think of somewhat dimwitted country girls and women from a few decades back. I actually hate the first syllable, and I think even names like Brianne and Deanne are better.

Seconded. Diane sounds dated (not in the good way) and frumpy.

Sounds like "Die, Ann!"

This is my best friend's name, she pronounces it dye-ann, not dee-un or whatever. Lol. I think that it's a very pretty, uncommon name and I love it.

I think this name is cute and feminine and I would pronounce it dye-ann.

This is my middle name. I love that it is shorter than my first name Christina. I love saying it. Once in a blue moon my grams calls me Diane when she's mad at me. -.-

I can't complain about the name Diane, it is my mum's name. Well her name is actually Barbara Diane but goes by Diane. It is a pretty name, very classy.